Improving public services through open data: public toilets

Everyone needs access to toilet facilities, but such provision outside the home can be hard to find. For those with common medical conditions and older people, this issue is critical for their continued independence, quality of life and wellbeing. In the UK there is no legal requirement for local au...

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Published inProceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Municipal engineer Vol. 165; no. 3; pp. 157 - 165
Main Authors Bichard, Jo-Anne, Knight, Gail
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London ICE Publishing 01.09.2012
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Age
Aging
Bladder
British
Developers
Governments
Handicapped accessibility
Information services
Medical
Mens health
Older people
People with disabilities
Quality of life
Reuse
Social research
Software
Toilet facilities
Toilets
United Kingdom > UK
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ISSN0965-0903
1751-7699
DOI10.1680/muen.12.00017

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Summary:Everyone needs access to toilet facilities, but such provision outside the home can be hard to find. For those with common medical conditions and older people, this issue is critical for their continued independence, quality of life and wellbeing. In the UK there is no legal requirement for local authorities to provide ‘public’ toilets, nor is there a central source of information on provision, location, access and opening times. This paper presents a case study of The Great British Public Toilet Map – a web-based information service, derived from public-sector open data. The release of data held by the UK government, under open licence, could improve transparency, accountability and help to improve public services through the reuse of such data by designers, developers and public-led campaigns for more toilet provision.
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ISSN:0965-0903
1751-7699
DOI:10.1680/muen.12.00017