The health humanities is a rapidly rising field, advancing an inclusive, democratizing,
activist, applied, critical, and culturally diverse approach to delivering health and well-being …

Informal transport continues to play a significant role in the urban transport systems of
developing countries. Modernizing informal transport requires a co-ordinated approach to …

This article initially demonstrates the parallels between the learner-centered approach in
education and the user-centered approach in design disciplines. Afterward, a course on …

Highlights•The methodological conception of empathy in design focuses on “active”
aspects.•A phenomenology of empathy's “passive”, implicit dimension is introduced.•Minimal …

To enhance the function and quality of built environments, designers should consider all
possible users in their design projects. Therefore, it is essential to incorporate inclusive …

This chapter provides orientation for the book by exploring how practices of caring and
designing have been disconnected or brought together at different junctures, and how the …

Empowerment is crucial for eliciting designer empathy. This research explores a distinctive
integration of empathic modelling and role-play, termed Empathic Empowerment. Through a …

Dignity is a key value within healthcare. Technology is also recognized as being a
fundamental part of healthcare delivery, but also a potential cause of dehumanization of the …

This paper reflects on multisensorial and multimodal processes by considering spatial
design differently through three case studies in Canada and Belgium that involved persons …

This article explores the Brussels metro as a nonplace and considers the impact of
blindness on nonplace. In discussing the {im} materiality of the metro, this article focuses on …