Appropriating the Sidewalks for Physically-Motional Handicapped with the Approach of Safety (Case Study: Shahrdari Street in the Tajrish Neighborhood of Tehran)

Type Journal Article - Cumhuriyet Science Journal
Title Appropriating the Sidewalks for Physically-Motional Handicapped with the Approach of Safety (Case Study: Shahrdari Street in the Tajrish Neighborhood of Tehran)
Author(s)
Volume 36
Issue 6
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2015
Page numbers 553-571
URL http://dergi.cumhuriyet.edu.tr/cumuscij/article/download/5000138911/5000134627
Abstract
Disability, as a biological and social phenomenon, is a fact to be faced by all the societies regardless of their
level of development; and their number is increasing every year as well. Due to a lot of issues like the war and the large
numbers of handicapped and veterans in Iran, this has been considered so much. Therefore, developing the proper
spatial and physical infrastructures is of particular importance. Today, so much physical deficiencies in cities have
reduced the useful application of urban public spaces to minimum for the citizens and in many cases almost
inconceivable to use. Meanwhile, we should note that among the urban spaces, sidewalks and walkways have specific
importance, for the sidewalk is not only a passing way, but the major part of urban street network. Considering the
limitations of physically- motional handicapped and the proper design of the sidewalks, by employing the useful
physical and functional components, has great impact on improving safety, availability for pedestrians and as a result
on the presence of citizens. Hence, the overall objective of this study is to develop the standards of appropriating the
sidewalks for the physically-motional handicapped, in terms of safety. So Shahrdari street, located in Tajrish square
of Tehran, as one of the most crowded streets of Iran`s capital has been chosen for the case study. This research is a
descriptive-analytical study and the data is achieved by library and field studies.Afterwards, effective components of
sidewalks` safety for physically-motional handicapped has been discovered by studying the former researches,
appropriating sidewalks` criteria and interviewing with such disables, and these factors are categorized in two groups
named physical properties and physical obstacles. Then by reviewing the questionnaires filled by the physicallymotional
disables, field observations in Shahrdari street`s sidewalks and interviewing with disables of welfare
organization, there has been stated some strategies to improve these sidewalks` conditions, which the most important
of them in terms of disables viewpoint is dedicated in the form of the appropriating design of Shahrdari street`s
sidewalks.

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