Beyond Health Capacity - Spatial Practices in Inclusive Design

Beyond Health Capacity sheds light on the systemic challenges communities with limited access to medical support and health maintenance have endured. It emphasizes how approaching medical interventions through non-traditional health facilities can positively impact health's social and environmental impact.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Inclusive Design 2. Available Environments 3. Accommodating Affordances 4. Appropriate Engagements 5. A Percent for Health 6. Environmental Justice 7. Inclusive Design of Breast Centers 8. Rethinking Architecture: Building Equity through Advocacy in Healthcare Design 9. Informal Health 10. Conclusive Enfranchisement Appendix: Affordance Studies

About the author

Ulysses Sean Vance III is an Associate Professor of Architecture at Temple University in the Tyler School of Art and Architecture. He is a licensed architect, educator, and design researcher focused on inclusive design practices.

Product details

• Assisted by: Ulysses Sean Vance (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 18.08.2025
• EAN: 9781032879949
• ISBN: 978-1-032-87994-9
• No. of pages: 270
• Weight: 453 g
• Illustrations: schwarz-weiss Illustrationen, Raster,schwarz-weiss, Zeichnungen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / General, MEDICAL / Health Care Delivery, Nursing, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Public, Commercial & Industrial, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, MEDICAL / Hospital Administration & Care, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Developing & Emerging Countries, MEDICAL / Home Care, Personal & public health, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Urban & municipal planning, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Development Studies, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Personal and public health / health education, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Civil engineering, surveying and building