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Construction Of The Model And Analysis Of The Suitability Of The Urban Environment In The City Center Of Celje In Connection With People With Mobility Disabilities

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  • Igor Grofelnik

    (Faculty of logistics, University of Maribor, Slovenia)

  • Darja Topolsek

    (Faculty of logistics, University of Maribor, Slovenia)

  • Marjan Sternad

    (Faculty of logistics, University of Maribor, Slovenia)

Abstract

Enabled access and mobility for people with disabilities are crucial for a customarily developed society. Violation of fundamental human rights in the 21st. century is by no means out of the question, and only as a society do, we show an attitude towards those who are due to incapacity and limited to normal movement. The European Union talks a lot about equality, the rights of all residents. The legislation is clear, but not all of these regulations governing accessibility and other people's issues with disabilities are fully implemented in practice. In the article, the accessibility of disabled people with limited mobility was analyzed in Celje, Slovenia. In the research paper, the current legislation and regulations were analyzed. Based on the obtained data, a model was defined with which later the real suitability of access to buildings and public areas was checked. These includes banks, post offices, the municipality, educational institutions, bus and railway infrastructure, ATMs, and footpaths in the city center. It was founded that access in the urban area is still poorly regulated and not following the European Union's regulations and the Republic of Slovenia. It was also founded that to solve the mentioned problems, the main paths, which would enable people with reduced mobility to access more critical buildings, would have to be arranged. It would also be essential to set or inspect the ramps' slopes, access to sentences, and toilets for people with reduced mobility. It is also advantageous that all of the above can also be used by the elderly and mothers with prams. No similar research was founded in the Republic of Slovenia, nor there is a model that would allow logical verification of legislation during the construction of areas that are in line with the prescribed access for the disabled. To facilitate and better understand the importance of landscaped areas, facilities, and paths, it is necessary to include in the research of the existing situation all the previously listed stakeholders and experts who are closely related to the topic of any disability. For further research focus on transport, public or private, could be checked and all the necessary elements that people with disabilities need to cover distances smoothly and safely.

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  • Igor Grofelnik & Darja Topolsek & Marjan Sternad, 2021. "Construction Of The Model And Analysis Of The Suitability Of The Urban Environment In The City Center Of Celje In Connection With People With Mobility Disabilities," Business Logistics in Modern Management, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Economics, Croatia, vol. 21, pages 565-591.
  • Handle: RePEc:osi:bulimm:v:21:y:2021:p:565-591
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