Dementia-friendly cities: designing intelligible neighbourhoods for life

Date added: May 19, 2014
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Authors: Lynne Mitchell

This paper presents findings from research exploring ways in which the design of the outdoor environment affects the ability of older people with dementia to understand and navigate their local urban neighbourhoods.

Mitchell L, Burton E, Raman S (2004). Dementia-friendly cities: designing intelligible neighbourhoods for life. Journal of Urban Design, 9(1), pp. 89-101(13).

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