Abstract
In recent years, more people have been considering the quality of the design of public toilets and the issue of how closely this relates to the quality of the daily lives of residents and tourists (see Note 1). However, the fact is that many so-called modern cities are still not equipped with public toilets of quality that matches their development. Since the late 1990s, studies of public toilet environments and facilities have been conducted in Hong Kong - a densely populated metropolitan city and well-known tourist spot. Taking Hong Kong as a case, this paper argues that, besides through technological advancement, another significant way of ensuring and improving the design quality of facilities (that is, facilities with a high degree of userfitness) is to conduct serious, on-going, and in-depth studies on human-product interactions.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | 2005 Proceedings - 11th ISSAT International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design |
Pages | 42-47 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 2005 |
Event | 11th ISSAT International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design - St. Louis, MO, United States Duration: 4 Aug 2005 → 6 Aug 2005 |
Conference
Conference | 11th ISSAT International Conference on Reliability and Quality in Design |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | St. Louis, MO |
Period | 4/08/05 → 6/08/05 |
Keywords
- Industrial design
- Public facilities
- Public toilet
- Userfitness
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality