Universal Design as a Significant Component for Sustainable Life and Social Development

Using Structural Equation Modeling to Propose a Model for Shopping Complex Design Based on Universal Design Concept

“…Recently, UD is regarded as an idea that might help sustainable design goals through enabling the built environment to cater the present user's needs and sustain the inclusivity for future communities [15]. According to Duncan [8], UD creates a supportive and enabling environment which promotes inclusive community involvement and fosters social development; thus, it can be viewed as an element of social sustainability.…”

“…According to Duncan [8], UD creates a supportive and enabling environment which promotes inclusive community involvement and fosters social development; thus, it can be viewed as an element of social sustainability. A universally designed built environment also enables people to be actively involved in the community over the lifespan [15]. Respecting the principles of social sustainability and introducing universally designed elements into built environment spaces can have a significant impact on increasing the level of involvement and integration of users and residents, through ensuring flexible and adaptable spaces designed for all users and for different activities.…”

Sustainable Urban Development: Spatial Analyses as Novel Tools for Planning a Universally Designed City

“…Four components of the social sustainability structure (amenities and social infrastructures, social and cultural life, voice and influence, and space to grow) were illustrated in relation to the concept of universal design in the studies by the Young Foundation [1] (Figure 2). "The amenities provide support services for the community, while the infrastructures allow connectivity in a neighborhood or a city" [4]. The access to all elements of the social infrastructure generates visitability, which the National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research (NCDDR) describes as "the ability of individuals to freely interact, navigate, and integrate within their environments" [28].…”

“…The aim of the research was to analyze the concept of universal design included in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, as a key aspect of creating a healthy city and building social sustainability [3]. The author continues the research conducted, among others, by Kadir and Jamaludin (Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia), and attempts to answer the Sustainability 2018, 10, 1407 2 of 16 question: how can universal design contribute to creating social sustainability via building common living places and livable public spaces [4]?…”

Toward the sustainable development of urban areas: An overview of global trends in trials and policies

“…Some theories have emerged to support social equity in communities. For example, the theory of universal design aims to efficiently provide all people with products, without the need for their adaptation or specialized design (Kadir and Jamaludin, 2013). Choi and Ahn (2013a,b) conducted numerous interviews in a multifunctional, administrative city in South Korea with government policy makers, members of local authorities, public and private producers, NGOs, and residents in order to identify the socio-cultural dimension of SD.…”