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dc.titleCities as Spaces for Opportunities for All: Building Public Spaces for People with Disabilities, Children and Elders
dc.contributor.authorLibertun de Duren, Nora Ruth
dc.contributor.authorSalazar, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.authorDuryea, Suzanne
dc.contributor.authorMastellaro, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorFreeman, Lance
dc.contributor.authorPedraza, Lauramaría
dc.contributor.authorRodriguez Porcel, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorSandoval, Diana
dc.contributor.authorAguerre, José Agustín
dc.contributor.authorAngius, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorAriza, María Camila
dc.contributor.authorArtieda, Luis
dc.contributor.authorBonilla, Juan Pablo
dc.contributor.authorCabrol, Marcelo
dc.contributor.authorGuerra, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorLa Forge, Gordon
dc.contributor.authorChacón Martínez, Katherine
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, Ann
dc.contributor.authorPineda, Víctor
dc.contributor.authorPinzon Caicedo, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorPoitier, Federico
dc.contributor.editorLibertun de Duren, Nora Ruth
dc.contributor.orgunitHousing and Urban Development Division
dc.coverageLatin America and the Caribbean
dc.coverageNorth America
dc.coverageAsia
dc.coverageEurope
dc.date.available2021-02-24T00:30:00
dc.date.issue2021-02-24T00:00:00
dc.description.abstractThere is no need to justify building cities to benefit all users. Building cities considering only the needs of a fraction of their urban residents is what needs to be justified. And yet, we have grown accustomed to cities urban public spaces and services planned, designed, and built ignoring the needs of people with disabilities, of small children and their caretakers, and of elders, thus limiting access for these groups. Against this background, this monograph aims to advance urban planning practices that can effectively contribute to enabling people with disabilities, children, and elders access to the opportunities for work, socialization, and enjoyment that cities offer. That is, urban forms and urban systems that are purposefully shaped to allow people access to parks and public spaces and transportation systems, and to actively participate in civic life, regardless of their level of ability. For that purpose, the monograph is organized in two parts. Part one provides context to the evolution of the conversation on people with disabilities, particularly from the perspective of cities in LAC. Part two is a compendium of case studies on cities that have built spaces and transit systems that help remove the barriers that people with disabilities, elders, and small children face in cities.
dc.format.extent302
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003064
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Cities-as-Spaces-for-Opportunities-for-All-Building-Public-Spaces-for-People-with-Disabilities-Children-and-Elders.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Las-ciudades-como-espacios-de-oportunidades-para-todos-Como-construir-espacios-publicos-para-personas-con-discapacidad-ninos-y-mayores.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/portuguese/document/Cidades-como-espacos-de-oportunidades-para-todos-construindo-espacos-publicos-para-pessoas-com-deficiencia-criancas-e-idosos.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.mediumAdobe PDF
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectUrban Transport
dc.subjectUrban Development
dc.subjectSocial Inclusion
dc.subjectPublic Transport
dc.subjectDiversity and Inclusion
dc.subjectUrban Planning
dc.subjectYouth and Children
dc.subjectUrban Women
dc.subjectPerson with Disability
dc.subjectInclusive City
dc.subjectUrban Park
dc.subjectElderly
dc.subjectInclusive Space
dc.subjectChildren with Disabilities
dc.subjectTechnology Access
dc.subjectUniversal Service
dc.subject.jelcodeJ16 - Economics of Gender • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeJ24 - Human Capital • Skills • Occupational Choice • Labor Productivity
dc.subject.jelcodeJ12 - Marriage • Marital Dissolution • Family Structure • Domestic Abuse
dc.subject.jelcodeO18 - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis • Housing • Infrastructure
dc.subject.jelcodeJ14 - Economics of the Elderly • Economics of the Handicapped • Non-Labor Market Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeN36 - Latin America • Caribbean
dc.subject.jelcodeR42 - Government and Private Investment Analysis • Road Maintenance • Transportation Planning
dc.subject.jelcodeJ15 - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants • Non-labor Discrimination
dc.subject.jelcodeJ70 - Labor Discrimination: General
dc.subject.jelcodeN35 - Asia including Middle East
dc.subject.jelcodeO35 - Social Innovation
dc.subject.jelcodeN7 - Transport, Trade, Energy, Technology, and Other Services
dc.subject.jelcodeN90 - General, International, or Comparative
dc.subject.jelcodeJ17 - Value of Life • Forgone Income
dc.subject.keywordsgender;women;children;social inclusion;cities;urban development;Public Transport;Urban Transport;Urban Planning;people with disabilities;urban parks;Technology Access;Youth and Children;Elderly;Inclusive City;Public Spaces;Children with Disabilities;Urban Women;Urban Design;Universal Design
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-MG-00859
idb.operationRG-T3176
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