AIJ Journal of Technology and Design
Online ISSN : 1881-8188
Print ISSN : 1341-9463
ISSN-L : 1341-9463
APPROVED BUILDINGS BY HEARTFUL BUILDING ACT AND BARRIER FREE SHOPPING ZONE
Yoshiyuki OSAKAYA, Tomohiro KAWABATA
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Keywords: Heartful building act, Specified building, Approved building, Barrier free, Shopping zone
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1997 Volume 3 Issue 5 Pages 242-247

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Abstract
The aging society is gradually coming and barrier free society are requested for everyone. The Heartful Building Act was enforced in 1994. The specified buildings are expected to be barrier free and if they satisfy desirable standards, they become "the approved buildings" by the act. On 1 April 1996, there are 130 approved buildings in all Japan and the half is occupied by retail shops. This study analyzed characteristics of the above mentioned barrier free retail shops. This study also investigated 13 large retail shops in Muroran City Planning Area and showed proposal for barrier free shopping zone.
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