Chapter 3 I Delivering Homes and Communities
Cultural Diversity
3.97 The promotion of multi-functional community hubs and the co-location of community facilities discussed elsewhere in this section is driven by the ambition to create inclusive communities and neighbourhoods throughout the city. Moreover, all new development proposals from the project inception stage through to the occupation and operation of the development should seek to cater for all age groups and abilities including children, young people, older persons, people with a disability or illness, lone parents, families, and ethnic minority groups. This also applies to the public realm, recreation facilities and green and blue infrastructure, including the upgrade or expansion of existing facilities, to ensure that all abilities are provided for as an integral part of the design.
3.99 Diversity adds to the wealth of the tapestry of heritage and culture that makes up Cork City. Cork City Council recognises the community, cultural and religious needs of ethnic or culturally diverse populations in the city and aims to facilitate the appropriate and sustainable development of diverse cultural, religious and social facilities reflecting these varying needs.
Safe and Secure City
3.100 People want to live in a safe city. The key to creating a safe city is to create a strong and integrated community that feels as if the city is home, regardless of age, ability, social background, sexual orientation and identity, gender and ethnic background. Designing out crime planning principles include using the general principles of good urban design of places, spaces and buildings to reduce crime through improvements to lighting, land- scaping, orientating buildings to overlook the street, using see through rather than tinted windows and avoiding blank walls facing onto streets, or large distances between footpaths and building entrances. Chapter 11 Placemaking and Managing Development outlines the guidelines for designing a safe city.
People with Disabilities
3.98 As set out earlier in this chapter, Cork City Council will continue to work with stakeholders to support the provision of accommodation that satisfies the requirements of people with a disability (physical / intellectual / mental health / sensory) who have an identified social housing need. However, within a more strategic context, our built environment needs to evolve to provide for the needs of all of society including people with a disability. The National Disability Authority’s Universal Design Guidelines - “Building for Everyone: A Universal Design Approach” (2012) should be taken into account in designing developments.
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