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T1 Challenges in Housing Accessibility Towards Universal Design
A1 González Alonso, María Yolanda
A1 González Lozano, Beatriz
K1 Housing
K1 Accessibility
K1 Universal design
K1 Inclusion
K1 Well-being
K1 Arquitectura
K1 Architecture
K1 Salud
K1 Health
AB Housing is the most regulated type of building. Standards significantly influence thedesign and construction quality, often making universal design more expensive and challenging toimplement. This study aims to review current Spanish regulations on accessibility in the housingsector, to promote non-discriminatory and independent access, while ensuring the safety of eachresident. The research is exploratory and qualitative, involving a systematic bibliographic reviewthrough an exhaustive search of regulations in force until December 2023. In Spain, there are threelaws (from 1999, 1960 and 2022), three decrees (from 2006, 2013 and 2015) and a national plan from theregulatory framework. The main regulation, the Technical Building Code, outlines the accessibility,safety and habitability requirements that buildings must adhere to. The most recent is Law 6/2022on Cognitive Accessibility. Spain has robust legislation with innovative approaches and ambitiousgoals. However, there is a lack of societal awareness that housing is a fundamental right and that theregulations must be upheld. Several proposals for improvement have been made. These suggestedchanges address the specific challenges of each region and promote more inclusive and adaptableprojects for all people from the early stages of design.
PB MDPI
SN 2673-8945
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10191
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/10191
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 22-feb-2025