Main entry:

Gleeson, Brendan, 1964-

Title & Author:

Geographies of disability / Brendan Gleeson.

Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

Description:

xii, 253 pages : illustrations, 2 maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-242) and index.
A socio-spatial model of disability -- Social science and disability -- The nature of disability -- Historical geographies of disability -- Historical-geographical materialism and disability -- The social space of disability in feudal England -- The social space of disability in the industrial city -- Contemporary geographies of disability -- Disability and the capitalist city -- Community care: the environment of justice? -- The regulation of urban accessibility -- Towards an enabling geography.
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Summary:

"Geographies of Disability examines how geography shapes the experiences of disabled people, exploring the relationship between space and disability; how space, place, and issues such as mobility dictate the experiences of disabled people."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0415179084 (cloth)
9780415179089 (cloth)
0415179092 (pbk.)
9780415179096 (pbk.)

Subject:

People with disabilities.
People with disabilities History.
Barrier-free design.
Spatial behavior.
Human geography.
Urban geography.
City planning.
Disabled Persons
Architectural Accessibility
Spatial Behavior
City Planning
Personnes handicapées.
Personnes handicapées Histoire.
Architecture et handicapés physiques.
Comportement spatial.
Géographie sociale.
Géographie urbaine.
Urbanisme.
Accessibilité aux personnes handicapées.
barrier-free design.
human geography.
spatial behavior.
urban planning.
physically handicapped.
handicapped.
Anthropogeografie
Historische Geografie
Körperbehinderter Mensch
Stadtgeografie
Lichamelijk gehandicapten.
Stadsgeografie.
Ruimtelijke ordening.
Stadsplanning.
Mobiliteit (algemeen)
Anthropogeographie Behinderte.
Behinderte Anthropogeographie.
Behinderte Historische Geographie.
Historische Geographie Behinderte.
Behinderter.
Raumverhalten.
Sozialraum.
Stadtgeographie.
Géographie humaine.
Handicap Histoire.
Accessibilité aux handicapés.
Urbanisme Aspect social.
Cities and towns.
Architecture and the physically handicapped.
Handicapés physiques.
Handicapés physiques Histoire.
Körperbehinderter.
Anthropogeographie.
Historische Geographie.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 297486
Call No.: BIB 243837
Status: Available