Dementia Enabling Environments

Q1_Are dementia enabling environments important?
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly agree
Q2_Are dementia enabling environments part of an age friendly approach to city building?
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly agree
Q3_Urban designers are well placed to play an integral part in creating dementia enabling environments
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly agree
Q4_Are wayfinding, familiarity, choice, interaction, independence and comfort appropriate dementia enabling strategies?
Strongly disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly agree
Q5_Provide comment on wayfinding, familiarity, choice, interaction, independence and comfort as dementia enabling strategies
Q6_Identify the five (5) most influential dementia enabling environments urban design principles
1_Urban Form: small blocks laid out on a deformed grid based on an adapted perimeter block pattern
2_Streets: short, fairly narrow streets
3_Road Hierarchy: a hierarchy of street types: main streets, side streets, alleyways and passages
4_Corners: bends of less than 90 to enable visual access
5_Connections: well-connected streets
6_Site lines: a preponderance of forked and T-junctions
7_Land uses: mixed land uses
8_Built form: varied built form
9_Entrnaces: places and buildings whose functions and entrances are obvious
10_Public open spaces: a variety of welcoming and understandable public squares and green open spaces
11_Architectural style: a variety of architectural features in designs easily recognized and understood by older people
12_Signage: minimal signs giving simple, essential information at decision points, mostly in the form of dark lettering on a light background and realistic symbols
13_Landmarks: long established historic, civic, distinctive and activity landmarks
14_Benches: street furniture in designs familiar to older people
15_Nature: a variety of natural features, such as trees and flowers
Q7_Identify the urban design principles that specifically relate to dementia enabling environments only (those that are not part of good urban design practice)
1_Urban Form: small blocks laid out on a deformed grid based on an adapted perimeter block pattern
2_Streets: short, fairly narrow streets
3_Road Hierarchy: a hierarchy of street types: main streets, side streets, alleyways and passages
4_Corners: bends of less than 90 to enable visual access
5_Connections: well-connected streets
6_Site lines: a preponderance of forked and T-junctions
7_Land uses: mixed land uses
8_Built form: varied built form
9_Entrnaces: places and buildings whose functions and entrances are obvious
10_Public open spaces: a variety of welcoming and understandable public squares and green open spaces
11_Architectural style: a variety of architectural features in designs easily recognized and understood by older people
12_Signage: minimal signs giving simple, essential information at decision points, mostly in the form of dark lettering on a light background and realistic symbols
13_Landmarks: long established historic, civic, distinctive and activity landmarks
14_Benches: street furniture in designs familiar to older people
15_Nature: a variety of natural features, such as trees and flowers
Q8_How might urban designers integrate dementia enabling environments in daily practice?
Q9_Please feel free to provide additional comments in relation to dementia enabling environments
Q10_Please provide contact details if you are interested in being part of the on-going dialogue with Alzheimer's WA, academics and built form professionals
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