Abstract
The aim of this study is to provide urban planning procedures tailored to the needs of disabled people. For this, it analyzes the problems of disabled people, especially physically disabled people, for living in Iran’s cities. It also analyses various planning and design characteristics of buildings in Iranian cities. Research methods of this paper are problem-oriented theoretical studies, case studies, a weighted sum method, and a Benchmarking technique. The methods assist to provide relevant standard indicators and a theoretical framework for the comparison of the cities to an optimal alternative. A case study strategy to gather data for certain comparisons and present a disabled-oriented model of urban planning has been performed. The weighted sum method dedicates quantitative scores and performs the comparison and judgment. Finally, this paper concludes that the cities in Iran are not appropriate to the physical and administrative needs of the disabled. This study finds that buildings in Iranian cities often lack the necessary standards for the needs of the disabled. The outcomes of this research concerning urban planning for disabled people will assist better disabled-oriented urban planning, design, and development everywhere in the world.
Highlights
Many people with disabilities, physically disabled people are living in this world
A new responsibility was created under the title of ‘‘Access Officer’’ who drafted urban development standards based on the recommendations of the disabled society
Urban development schemes in the advanced countries are implementing the requirements of urban space adaptation with the right urban land use planning, building standards, and regulations in place
Summary
Physically disabled people are living in this world. Urban development schemes in the advanced countries are implementing the requirements of urban space adaptation with the right urban land use planning, building standards, and regulations in place. The accessibility of physically disabled people to buildings, urban equipment, transport networks, recreation centers, tourism, and other diverse urban physical structures makes it possible to use the talents and forces of the disabled well This measure is a way of preventing new disabilities. Right land-use planning to build functional urban spaces and meet the needs of the disabled in the city is the best way to bring physically disabled people out of isolation. This is possible through the creation of convenient and accessible urban spaces. These people are lesser in terms of achieving their social rights compared to other people
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