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Design inclusivo e ergonómico de expaços exteriores

Avaliação da percepção de séniores em relação aos elementos do design de jardim de lar

Name
Claudia Nunes
Year
2016
Institution
Lisbon School of Architecture Universidade de Lisboa
Supervisors
Francisco Rebelo, Fernando Moreira da Silva
Discipline
Ambient Design
Scope
Inclusive Design
Taxonomy
Epistemology/Praxiology
Type
Theoretical
Language
Portuguese
Wordcount / Pagecount
95,900 / 274
Joint supervision
No

Home garden design elements

Research Process (3 methods)

1. Literature review N = x
Exploratory Qualitative

x

2. Interview N = 30
Exploratory/Generative Qualitative

Elderly population

3. Interview N = 32
Generative Qualitative

Elderly population

Knowledge Transfer & Exchange

Knowledge Exchange (PhD Process): Produced with input

IK&T Academia Design Practice Society
Context Yes No No
Vision No No No
Means No No No

Recommendations (8)

R367 Artifact, System & Service Design Methodological Priority: High

Apply and adapt the SAMS-derived design guidelines in other elderly-home gardens, but always validate them with target-specific inquiry in each institution rather than treating them as universal standards.

Scope:
Meso
Time Horizon:
Short → Medium
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
High
R368 Methodological Artifact, System & Service Design Priority: High

Use 3D simulation tools to test and isolate design variables in garden proposals before construction or retrofit, reducing the cost of correcting poorly conceived spaces.

Scope:
Meso
Time Horizon:
Short → Medium
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
High
R369 Evaluation, Monitoring & Impact Artifact, System & Service Design Priority: High

Study the effort and discomfort associated with assistive devices in outdoor gardens—especially canes, walkers, and wheelchairs—and specify which pavements, routes, and furnishings work best with them.

Scope:
Meso
Time Horizon:
Medium
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
Medium-High
R370 Policy & Standards Artifact, System & Service Design Priority: High

Develop detailed ergonomic dimensioning standards for elderly-home gardens, including space, equipment, benches, and urban furniture, so that project decisions move beyond generic sizing assumptions.

Scope:
Meso → Macro
Time Horizon:
Medium
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
Medium
R371 Participation, Equity & Ethics Methodological Priority: Medium-High

Include people with early-stage dementia in future garden-design studies, using adapted protocols when deficit data are available, so that research reflects a wider spectrum of cognitive aging.

Scope:
Meso
Time Horizon:
Medium
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
Medium
R372 Artifact, System & Service Design Evaluation, Monitoring & Impact Priority: Medium-High

Test semi-shaded “tunnels” or tree-lined allées and improve exterior lighting strategies so gardens avoid extreme sun/shadow conditions and support safe, comfortable nocturnal use.

Scope:
Meso
Time Horizon:
Medium
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
Medium-High
R373 Evaluation, Monitoring & Impact Policy & Standards Priority: Medium

Evaluate the real usefulness of security devices and alarm systems in elderly-home outdoor spaces instead of assuming they improve safety, since the literature reviewed suggests limited efficiency.

Scope:
Meso → Macro
Time Horizon:
Medium
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
Medium
R374 Process & Organization Dissemination & Knowledge Mobilization Priority: High

Integrate User-Centered Design, Inclusive Design, and Ergonomics into landscape-architecture curricula so future project teams are better prepared to design for aging populations.

Scope:
Macro
Time Horizon:
Long
Evidence Strength:
Indicative
Feasibility:
Medium