Accessibility Assessment of Exterior Areas in Karjaranta
Sirén, Eeva (2012)
Sirén, Eeva
Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu
2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2012112616464
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2012112616464
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The purpose of this thesis was to assess the accessibility from Jokisuisto living resi-dency to the local grocery shop Sale. The accessibility assessment took place in Kar-jaranta. The idea was to see if the route is accessible during wintertime and to under-stand the importance of winter maintenance. The thesis is a part of international net-working project called SURE and made for the City of Pori.
The theoretical information of the thesis includes information about accessibility, accessibility assessment, accessibility recommendations and SURE project. The the-oretical information was gathered from books, online documents and web pages. Re-search methods used were accessibility assessment and interviews. The purpose of the interviews was to find out from the residents of Jokisuisto which is the most pop-ular route to the shop and how they feel about the accessibility of the route. The in-terviews were conducted in January-February 2012 and the accessibility assessment was done in February 2012.
The product of this thesis is an accessibility report. The report includes pictures, writ-ten observations, accessibility recommendations and improvement ideas. Copy of the report was sent to the city planning architect of the city of Pori. Based on the acces-sibility assessment of the route it can be determined that improvements should be made concerning the winter maintenance and with minor changes the route would be more accessible.
The theoretical information of the thesis includes information about accessibility, accessibility assessment, accessibility recommendations and SURE project. The the-oretical information was gathered from books, online documents and web pages. Re-search methods used were accessibility assessment and interviews. The purpose of the interviews was to find out from the residents of Jokisuisto which is the most pop-ular route to the shop and how they feel about the accessibility of the route. The in-terviews were conducted in January-February 2012 and the accessibility assessment was done in February 2012.
The product of this thesis is an accessibility report. The report includes pictures, writ-ten observations, accessibility recommendations and improvement ideas. Copy of the report was sent to the city planning architect of the city of Pori. Based on the acces-sibility assessment of the route it can be determined that improvements should be made concerning the winter maintenance and with minor changes the route would be more accessible.