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      Public toilets: an exploratory study on the demands, needs, and expectations in Turkey

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      Author(s)
      Afacan, Yasemin
      Gurel, M. O.
      Date
      2015
      Source Title
      Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design
      Print ISSN
      0265-8135
      Publisher
      Pion Limited
       
      Sage Publications Ltd.
       
      Volume
      42
      Issue
      2
      Pages
      242 - 262
      Language
      English
      Type
      Article
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      Abstract
      Provision of public toilets is not only a matter of land use, but also an essential design and planning concern. This study examines the following questions through an explanatory study. (i) What problems do public toilets pose? (ii) What toilet facilities do people require most and/or most emphasize would affect the way they use land and participate in social life? (iii) How do demands, needs, and expectations around public toilets change depending on gender, age, and ability? We conduct a survey of 300 people in fourteen public restrooms in the city centre of Ankara, Turkey. According to factor analysis results, public toilets should be seen as potential urban spaces and initial opportunities for sustainable urban developments and liveable cities.
      Keywords
      Disability
      Discrimination
      Equal participation
      Gender
      Inclusive design
      Public toilets
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/23814
      Published Version (Please cite this version)
      http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/b130020p
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