Comprehensive Urban Design—Public Restrooms

Author: Clara Greed
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: This book brings public restrooms into the agenda of urban design:
· For the first time, restrooms are listed as an indispensable part of urban design for research.
· It puts the needs of users and considerations of providers on the agenda for urban designers and architects.
· It provides comparisons of restroom policies worldwide and examples of restroom architecture.
· It offers design guidelines and policy guidance for planning and designing restroom facilities for entire cities (urban areas) and specific locations.
· It highlights the importance of urban design in reversing the trend of inadequate restroom facilities.
Clara Greed presents the basic principles: that public restrooms should hold a very important core position, whether in strategic urban policies or in local regional planning and design. This book provides urban designers and architects with theoretical understanding and practical knowledge on restroom-related issues—including architectural design, facility standards, site selection, safety, layout, and accessibility—supplying the necessary information for both public and private restroom providers.
The book first lists restrooms as an indispensable part of urban design for research, putting the needs of users and considerations of providers on the agenda for urban designers and architects, and offering theoretical understanding and practical knowledge on restroom-related issues—including architectural design, facility standards, site selection, safety, layout, and accessibility. Even more valuable, the book provides design guidelines and policy guidance for planning and designing restroom facilities for entire cities/urban areas and specific locations through comparisons of restroom policies worldwide and examples of restroom architecture, offering readers a wealth of rich and practical references.
This book provides urban designers and architects with theoretical understanding and practical knowledge on restroom-related issues—including architectural design, facility standards, site selection, safety, layout, and accessibility—supplying the necessary information for both public and private restroom providers.