Care and Design: Bodies, Buildings, Cities

Care and Design: Bodies, Buildings, Cities

Author
Charlotte Bates, Rob Imrie, Kim Kullman
Publication Year
2016
Publisher
Wiley
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Subject Heading
Arts & Architecture

Connects the study of design with care, and explores how concepts of care may have relevance for the ways in which urban environments are designed. It explores how practices and spaces of care are sustained specifically in urban settings, thereby throwing light on an important arena of care that current work has rarely discussed in detail.


Keywords: City planning -- Social aspects / City planning -- Health aspects / Design -- Human factors / Urban planning / Age-inclusive Design / Curating Space / Choreographing Care / Urban Curating / Caring through Design /