Inclusive Design for Getting Outdoors

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Welcome to the I’DGO consortium:
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There is growing evidence that well-designed outdoor spaces can enhance the long-term health and wellbeing of those who use them regularly. At I’DGO (Inclusive Design for Getting Outdoors), our aim is to examine what this means for older people. When we think about lifelong access to and enjoyment of neighbourhood environments, we place older people at the heart of the sustainability and regeneration agendas. But is this reflected in current policy? And does the latest ‘best practice’ in the design of outdoor spaces really meet the needs of all users?

I’DGO is a research project focused on identifying the most effective ways of shaping outdoor environments inclusively. We support the needs and preferences of older people and disabled people, always seeking to improve their independence and overall quality of life. The project is built around a core group of international academics in three leading research centres: the Edinburgh-based OPENspace; SURFACE Inclusive Design Research Centre at Salford; and the WISE (Wellbeing in Sustainable Environments) research unit at the University of Warwick. We are funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council and play an active role in its flagship knowledge transfer consortium, KT-EQUAL (www.equal.ac.uk).