TY  - BOOK
AU  - Haber, Gilda M.;Blank, Thomas O.,;Chen, Alexander;Eldar, Reuben;Guffens, The M.G.;Harrison, James D. ;Henning, Donald N. ;Heumann, Leonard F. ;Kose, Satoshi;Lam, Khee Poh;Macdonald, James N. ;Preiser, Wolfgang F.E,;Shtarkshall, Miriam ;Sime, Jonathan D. ;Small, James G. 
TI  - Building design for handicapped and aged persons
SN  - 70125333
AV  - NA 2545 .B85 1992 
PY  - 1992///
CY  - New York
PB  - McGraw Hill Education
KW  - BARRIER-FREE DESIGN
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- 2. Barrier-free design in Japan -- 3. Barrier-free design in the United States -- 4. Barrier-free design in Canada -- Building design for the disabled in the Netherlands -- 6. Housing for the elderly and the disabled in Israel -- 7. Design for the disabled and the elderly in Singapore -- 8. Growing needs of elderly persons aging in place in subsidized housing -- 9. Response to living in buildings designed for handicapped and elderly persons -- 10. Access and egress for handicapped persons in public buildings  -- 11. Non evacuation in compartmented  fire-resistive buildings -- 12. Locator system with voice guidance for emergency evacuations -- 13. Techno-housing and the future: prospects and cautions -- 14. An assessment -- Research needs -- Nomenclature -- References/ Bibliography -- Contributors -- Building index -- Name index -- Subject index
N2  - This monograph begins to address these far-reaching changes in the way the world works. The monograph compiles information from around the world about the current state affairs in design for the handicapped and aged so that what appears to work well can be adapted and extended, while what is not effective can be avoided
ER  -