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Author Gleeson, Brendan, 1964- author.

Title Geographies of disability / Brendan Gleeson.

Publication Info. London ; New York : Routledge, 1999.

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 253 pages) : illustrations, 2 maps
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-242) and index.
Note Print version record.
Contents Introduction -- 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.
Summary This book explores the relationship between space and disability explaining how space, place and mobility shape the experiences of disabled people.
Local Note EBSCOhost SocINDEX with Full Text
Language English.
Subject People with disabilities.
People with disabilities -- History.
Barrier-free design.
Spatial behavior.
Human geography.
Urban geography.
City planning.
HEALTH & FITNESS -- Physical Impairments.
Barrier-free design. (OCoLC)fst00827762
City planning. (OCoLC)fst00862177
Human geography. (OCoLC)fst00963107
People with disabilities. (OCoLC)fst01057245
Spatial behavior. (OCoLC)fst01128787
Urban geography. (OCoLC)fst01162435
Körperbehinderter.
Anthropogeografie.
Stadtgeografie.
Historische Geografie.
Lichamelijk gehandicapten.
Stadsgeografie.
Ruimtelijke ordening.
Stadsplanning.
Mobiliteit (algemeen)
Disabilities.
Social Welfare & Social Work.
Social Sciences.
Anthropogeographie -- Behinderte.
Behinderte -- Anthropogeographie.
Behinderte -- Historische Geographie.
Historische Geographie -- Behinderte.
Behinderter.
Raumverhalten.
Sozialraum.
Stadtgeographie.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Other Form: Print version: Gleeson, Brendan, 1964- Geographies of disability. London ; New York : Routledge, 1999 0415179084 (DLC) 98025641 (OCoLC)39210155
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