Tillgänglighetsstrategi för kommunala planerare
Ett arbetssätt för att identifiera och planera åtgärder av enkelt avhjälpta hinder
GISUrban planningAccessibility analysisVisualizationDisabilitiesCrowdsourcingGISSamhällsplaneringEnkelt avhjälpt hinderTillgänglighetsanalysVisualiseringFunktionsnedsättningarCrowdsourcing
There are many barriers and obstacles that need to be removed to make the urban environment more accessible for people with disabilities. There are currently no adequate tools for urban planners to assess and address these obstacles. Geographical Information Systems (GIS) provide powerful methods for the visualization and analysis of spatial data, including the kind of data important in studies of accessibility. This study suggests a method urban planners can use to identify accessibility obstacles and to propose future actions to fix them.A literature review was conducted to find out what has been done and what is new regarding the accessibility issues. Different methods were evaluated which in turn led to the construction of a multi-step analytical strategy. The proposed method identifies how urban planners can best work with accessibility issues given existing tools and where there is potential for even further improvement in areas such as data collection.Data only has value when it is used and if it is kept up-to-date. Web services or mobile applications would help municipalities receive and share information about obstacles with local residents, especially the disabled.