Universell utformning i praktiken : förståelse, genomförande och samskapande
(2024)- Abstract
- The thesis is a compilation of four articles and deals with Universal design in practice. This concept for designing for all is according to the Swedish Parliament and Government a guiding principle for the society. It is part of the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The thesis contributes with knowledge about the understanding, implementation and co-creation of Universal design. Using qualitative research methods, interviews and group discussions have been conducted with 55 people with different backgrounds. Participant observation has been made in three Swedish municipalities. Three urban development projects were studied. Universal design was guiding them in different ways. In the analysis,... (More)
- The thesis is a compilation of four articles and deals with Universal design in practice. This concept for designing for all is according to the Swedish Parliament and Government a guiding principle for the society. It is part of the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The thesis contributes with knowledge about the understanding, implementation and co-creation of Universal design. Using qualitative research methods, interviews and group discussions have been conducted with 55 people with different backgrounds. Participant observation has been made in three Swedish municipalities. Three urban development projects were studied. Universal design was guiding them in different ways. In the analysis, themes were developed through qualitative content analysis.
The results show a multifaceted understanding of Universal design: ethical principle for inclusion of diversity, vision of an equal society and unification of policy perspectives. Participants emphasized flexibility, predictability, and personalized support. In the urban development projects, Universal design was linked to accessibility and thus became part of a rationalistic and result-oriented planning model where accessibility is seen as a separate and target group-oriented interest with a focus on regulatory compliance. Collaboration between the municipality and local disability organizations was formal and established. Different conditions and expectations created tensions about roles and interpretation of user perspectives. Users' disability experience was seen as information to facilitate processes or as part of negotiations to influence outcomes. Limiting the target group to people with impairments restricts the room for manoeuvre. But the conditions exist for integrating disability experiences into urban development with situational and co-creative working methods.
The thesis shows the need to clarify the concepts of accessibility and Universal design. In order not to lose sight of aspects of creativity and co-creation, a model was developed based on the empirical data. Accessibility is focused
on planning and control in the present and Universal design towards a space of future possibilities for innovation. In implementation, perspectives should complement each other. Local contextualization means that the understanding and practice of Universal design will exhibit a diversity of expressions. The thesis is relevant for research on design, architecture, policy, and disability, but also for practical accessibility work. (Less) - Abstract (Swedish)
- Avhandlingen är en sammanläggning av fyra artiklar om universell utformning i praktiken. Att designa för alla människor är en vägledande princip som Sveriges riksdag och regering beslutat om som del av implementeringen av FN:s konvention om rättigheter för personer med funktionsnedsättning. Avhandlingen bidrar med kunskap om förståelse, genomförande och samskapande gällande universell utformning. Med kvalitativ forskningsmetod har intervjuer och gruppsamtal genomförts med 55 personer med olika bakgrund. Deltagande observation har gjorts i tre svenska kommuner. Där studerades tre stadsutvecklingsprojekt där universell utformning var vägledande. I analysen
togs teman fram genom innehållsanalys.
Resultatet visar en... (More) - Avhandlingen är en sammanläggning av fyra artiklar om universell utformning i praktiken. Att designa för alla människor är en vägledande princip som Sveriges riksdag och regering beslutat om som del av implementeringen av FN:s konvention om rättigheter för personer med funktionsnedsättning. Avhandlingen bidrar med kunskap om förståelse, genomförande och samskapande gällande universell utformning. Med kvalitativ forskningsmetod har intervjuer och gruppsamtal genomförts med 55 personer med olika bakgrund. Deltagande observation har gjorts i tre svenska kommuner. Där studerades tre stadsutvecklingsprojekt där universell utformning var vägledande. I analysen
togs teman fram genom innehållsanalys.
Resultatet visar en mångfacetterad förståelse av universell utformning: etisk princip för inkludering av mångfald, vision om ett jämlikt samhälle och förenande av policyperspektiv. Deltagarna betonade flexibilitet, förutsägbarhet och personligt stöd. I stadsutvecklingsprojekten kopplades universell utformning till tillgänglighet och blev därmed del av en rationalistisk och resultatorienterad planeringsmodell där tillgänglighet ses som ett separat och målgruppsorienterat intresse med fokus på regelefterlevnad. Samverkan mellan kommun och lokala funktionshindersorganisationer var formell och etablerad. Olika förutsättningar och förväntningar skapade spänningar kring roller och tolkning av användarperspektiv. Användares funktionshinderserfarenhet sågs som information för att underlätta processer eller som del i förhandling för att påverka resultat. Att begränsa målgruppen till personer med funktionsnedsättningar inskränker handlingsutrymmet. Men förutsättningar finns för att integrera funktionshinderserfarenheter i stadsutveckling med situationsnära och samskapande arbetssätt.
Avhandlingen visar på behovet av att klargöra begreppen tillgänglighet och universell utformning. För att inte förlora aspekter om kreativitet och samskapande utvecklas med utgångspunkt i empirin en modell där tillgänglighet är inriktat på planering och kontroll i nuet och universell utformning mot en rymd av framtidsmöjligheter för innovation. I genomförandet bör perspektiven komplettera varandra. Lokal kontextualisering innebär att förståelse och praktik av universell utformning kommer att uppvisa en mångfald uttryck. Avhandlingen är relevant för forskning om design, arkitektur, policy och funktionshinder, men även för praktiskt tillgänglighetsarbete. (Less)
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- author
- Erdtman, Emil LU
- supervisor
- opponent
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- Doc. Hansson, Kristofer, Malmö University, Sweden.
- organization
- alternative title
- Universal design in practice
- publishing date
- 2024-02-20
- type
- Thesis
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- universell utformning, tillgänglighet, stadsutveckling, samskapande, samverkan, policy, kunskap, process, funktionshinder
- pages
- 150 pages
- publisher
- Certec, Lund University
- defense location
- Lecture Hall Stora hörsalen, IKDC, Sölvegatan 26, Faculty of Engineering LTH, Lund University, Lund. The dissertation will be live streamed, but part of the premises is to be excluded from the live stream.
- defense date
- 2024-03-15 13:15:00
- ISBN
- 978-91-8039-949-4
- 978-91-8039-948-7
- project
- The Syntax of Equality, A Tool for Expressing and Implementing Equality and Inclusion
- Visualization for universal design in planning and building processes
- language
- Swedish
- LU publication?
- yes
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- e4b84003-96c8-41b8-9360-fa578f95b3e9
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