People-tools-Process-Place: Design-driven accessibility design
Social sustainability is high on the agenda in Swedish urban development – and an important aspect of this area is accessibility. While there are laws and guidelines for physical accessibility, it’s not as clear how munucipalities and other actors can work on issues of social accessibility. This is the subject PTPP sets out to examine.
The overarching goal of People-Tools-Process-Place: Design-driven accessibility design of places and tools in small and mid-size towns is to contribute new knowledge on how social accessibility can be taken into account in urban development. The focus is on the needs of small and mid-size Swedish municipalities – needs which tend to be sidelined in current Swedish development efforts, which often take larger towns and cities as their starting point.
Through a design-driven approach, this project will 1) Develop one or more tools for social accessibility in physical planning processes, 2) Test and develop these tools in development of physical spaces and 3) Develop an overarching program for social accessibility design in urban development.
This work will be carried out in close collaboration with the municipalities of Skellefteå and Mölndal, which will constitute testbeds for the project.
Summary
Project name
People-tools-Process-Place (PTPP)
Status
Active
Region
Region Västerbotten, Västra Götaland Region
RISE role in project
Project participant
Project start
Duration
2019-2021
Partner
Skellefteå Municipality, Mölndal Municipality, Luleå University of Technology
Funders
Coordinators
Luleå University of Technology - Innovation and Design
Project members
Supports the UN sustainability goals
5. Gender equality
11. Sustainable cities and communities