Community Wayfinding: Pathways to Understanding

✍ Scribed by Rebecca H. Hunter, Lynda A. Anderson, Basia L. Belza (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2016
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 284
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book examines wayfinding from a broad public health perspective and articulates what needs to be done to create better wayfinding for all people regardless of age, ability, or mode of transportation. Addressing both science and the human experience, the book brings together a group of international experts to examine community wayfinding from a variety of viewpoints.
It first presents a critical foundation for understanding wayfinding from an individual perspective. Next, it describes relevant design principles and practices by drawing upon architecture, environmental graphic design, universal design (UD), and urban planning. The book then goes on to examine wayfinding tools and innovative technologies ranging from maps to apps to complex systems. In addition, coverage includes case studies, lessons from wayfinding improvement initiatives, and recommendations for future research, practice, and policy.
Overall, the book focuses on the economic and commercial benefits of good wayfinding, its potential impact on the health of individuals and communities, as well as strategies for the journey ahead. It will appeal to numerous professionals across many disciplines from architecture and cartography to public health and urban planning. Additionally, the book can help advance a dialogue among those interested in enhancing the livability of their communities.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction to Community Wayfinding....Pages 3-16
Human Wayfinding: Integration of Mind and Body....Pages 17-32
Front Matter....Pages 33-33
The Space Syntax of Intelligible Communities....Pages 35-60
Legibility and Continuity in the Built Environment....Pages 61-79
Design for All Users....Pages 81-101
The Challenge of Wayfinding in Health Care Environments....Pages 103-112
Front Matter....Pages 113-113
Maps in the Head and Tools in the Hand: Wayfinding and Navigation in a Spatially Enabled Society....Pages 115-136
Maps to Apps: Evaluating Wayfinding Technology....Pages 137-151
Wayfinding, Mobility, and Technology for an Aging Society....Pages 153-167
Front Matter....Pages 169-169
Promoting Walking via Ease of Wayfinding....Pages 171-193
Bridging the Gap: Increasing Transportation Access Through Training and Technology....Pages 195-211
Transportation Systems and Wayfinding....Pages 213-225
The Role of Advocacy....Pages 227-244
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Linking Wayfinding and Wayfaring....Pages 247-260
The Journey Forward....Pages 261-277
Back Matter....Pages 279-282

✦ Subjects

Public Health; Human Geography; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Urbanism; Community and Environmental Psychology