Inclusive Planning and Design of Green Open Spaces for People with Physical Disabilities

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In Switzerland live around one million people with physical disabilities in very different forms and degrees of severity. By considering the given projected aging of the population this number will increase in the future. In urban open spaces people with disabilities are underrepresented, although green spaces (e.g. parks, playgrounds, cemeteries) represent an important healthpromoting resource for the urban population. Although we have the Disability Equality Act and specific standards and guidelines in many places there are physical, social and psychological barriers that can lead to a lower utilization. Verifiably the proportion of people with disabilities in green open spaces does not correspond to their share in the overall population. This is leading to an unused health resource or even to a recorded negative effect on the health.
Keywords | Inclusive planning guide, people with physical disabilities, design of green open spaces,
inclusion