Overview
Brings together international experts to offer multidisciplinary perspectives on community wayfinding
Describes relevant design principles and practices by drawing upon architecture, communications, universal design (UD), planning, and engineering
Examines wayfinding tools and innovative technologies ranging from maps to apps to complex wayfinding systems
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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Foundations of Wayfinding
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The Community Environment and Wayfinding
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Integrative Perspectives
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About this book
It first presents a critical foundation for understanding wayfinding from an individual perspective. Next, it describes relevant design principles and practices by drawing upon architecture, environmental graphic design, universal design (UD), and urban planning. The book then goes on to examine wayfinding tools and innovative technologies ranging from maps to apps to complex systems. In addition, coverage includes case studies, lessons from wayfinding improvement initiatives, and recommendations for future research, practice, and policy.
Overall, the book focuses on the economic and commercial benefits of good wayfinding, its potential impact on the health of individuals and communities, as well as strategies for the journey ahead. It will appeal to numerous professionals across many disciplines from architecture and cartography to public health and urban planning. Additionally, the book can help advance a dialogue among those interested in enhancing the livability of their communities.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Lynda A. Anderson, PhD, has worked in the field of aging and public health for over 30 years. She retired from federal service in 2015 having worked at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for 23 years, 10 years as the Director for Healthy Aging. She has more than 150 publications and is a co-author on the book, "Public Health for an Aging Society" (2012). Lynda has a long-time passion for gardening and designing gardens using native plants. She is currently engaged in volunteer efforts to help promote cognitive and physical health through community gardening and environmental activities including wayfinding.
Basia Belza, PhD, RN, FAAN, is the Aljoya Endowed Professor in Aging, School of Nursing and Adjunct Professor, School of Public Health, and an investigator with the Health Promotion Research Center at University of Washington, Seattle. She has a sustained record of scholarship related to the dissemination of evidence- and community-based health promotion programs and development and implementation of a research and translation agenda on the public health aspects of healthy aging. Her particular interests lie at the intersection of increasing older adults’ physical activity and improving access to and safety of the built environments in which they are active.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Community Wayfinding: Pathways to Understanding
Editors: Rebecca H. Hunter, Lynda A. Anderson, Basia L. Belza
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31072-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-31070-1Published: 23 May 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-80955-7Published: 20 June 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-31072-5Published: 11 May 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 282
Number of Illustrations: 57 b/w illustrations
Topics: Public Health, Human Geography, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Urbanism, Community and Environmental Psychology