Every individual shall have the same access and opportunity to participate in the society. There shall not be any barrier which prevents participation of a certain target group in the society due to a lack of accessibility. Uppsala municipality´s goal is to make every function in the municipality accessible for everyone. It's about individuals with disabilities shall feel involved. Safety within both the outdoor and indoor environments is also a part of Uppsala municipality ´s work with accessibility. In this study the accessibility of two public spaces in Uppsala have been analyzed and the objects are, the City Library and the area by the river, åstråket. The aim of this study is to verify how accessibility has been applied to the public spaces above after they went through changes. A case-study has been used as method in this study, a litterature review was the foundation. Interviews and an observation have been performed with the intention of being able to answer the research questions. The respondents Anna Sofia Perotti and Karin Åkerblom have defined accessibility as an important part of the society where everyone shall have the same opportunities. Social sustainibility is important for both the respondents and it is something they constantly try to improve. The new main entrance of the City Libarary is completely accustomed to the laws. Accessibility was applied to åstråket by the existing law at that time, which resulted a lack of tactile pavings. One of the piers at åstråket isn´t fully accessible since it only has a staircase on one end. The observations showed that the new installed lifting device in the City Library´s main entrence is an obstacle to a certain extent. The signs in the City Library is for the most part satisfactory but there is some faults. Åstråket has a even paved surface and ramps to accomodate accessibility. A public place should be accessible, everyone shall have the same access regardless of disability. The City Library now has a main entrance which follows the laws and åstråket is a place where everyone has access to.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:hig-24841 |
| Date | January 2017 |
| Creators | Pham, Tony, Holmström, Lina |
| Publisher | Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för bygg- energi- och miljöteknik, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för bygg- energi- och miljöteknik |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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