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Inclusive Planning and Universal Design
Prof. Haimanti Banerji · IIT Kharagpur
About
The subject acknowledges the fact that universal access to public area is a norm today and exposes the students of Architecture and City Planning to the various aspects of Inclusive Design. Highlighting the holistic nature of the term barrier, the subject attempts to sensitize the students towards creation of a universally accessible and psycho-physiologically stimulating environment. The lectures will mention the global and Indian principles of Universal Design, Norms, Standards and Guidelines citing suitable examples from real life projects and best practices. The content of the subject will build on the fundamental concepts of disability inclusion, global good practices, and mainstreaming disability in built environment and will systematically explain the steps for designing and constructing accessible built environment professionally.
Intended audience: UG students including all B.Arch, B. tech (Civil) and B.Plan, PG students (M.Plan)
Lectures
Week 1:
- Lecture 01 : Introduction
- Lecture 02 : Changing Approach to Disability
- Lecture 03 : Principles of Universal Design
- Lecture 04 : Inclusive Planning and Universal Design Standards in the World
- Lecture 05 : National Guidelines on Inclusive Planning and Universal Design
Week 2:
- Lecture 06 : Introduction to Harmonized Guidlines and Standards for Accessibility in India, 2021
- Lecture 07 : Good Practices of Universal Design
- Lecture 08 : Accessibility Audit and Simulation
- Lecture 09 : Strategic Accessibility Audit
- Lecture 10 : Where is the Gap??
Week 3:
- Lecture 11 : Able India Framework
- Lecture 12 : Design for People with Vision Impairment
- Lecture 13 : Inclusive Pedestrian Areas, Footpaths, Crossings
- Lecture 14 : Inclusive Transportation 01 - Roadways
- Lecture 15 : Inclusive Transportation : Mass Rapid Transit System(MRTS)
Week 4:
Syllabus and materials
At NPTEL, as the course publishes them.
Credits and licence
- Institution
- IIT Kharagpur
- Department
- Architecture
- Teacher
- Prof. Haimanti Banerji
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Art, architecture and design
- Source
- NPTEL
- Licence
- CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
- Attribution
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