Silvina García Larraburu, in an opinion piece at Noticias de Bariloche argues for Universal Design in the deevelopment of this world-class tourist destination.
What I particularly appreciate about the article, aimed at the local government and tourism industry, is the observation that, "It is essential to consider design in its context and not simply its individual components." Rather than the "reluctant compliance" model this is can be a process that liberates the imagination allowing it to form an appropriate "design response" during the earliest phases of development.
It is this contextual awareness of a place as "destination" for a traveler -- beckoning, chosen, temporary, disruptive to one's usual routines, and thoroughly entangled with the practicalities of mobility -- that grounds an Inclusive Destination Development approach.
Read:
Hacia un Perfil Turístico Integrador
http://www.bariloche2000.com/article.php?story=20050624002513265
Posted by rollingrains at June 24, 2005 05:39 AM