WORK IN PROGRESS: REDESIGNING INFRASTRUCTURES TO REDUCE SOMATIC HARM AND LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR REGENERATIVE HUMANITARIAN AND TECHNOLOGICAL INITIATIVES

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Reports

This page indexes authored conceptual frameworks... This page indexes authored conceptual frameworks, facilitation methodologies, and applied use-case briefs developed by Milandi M. Madiba. These works define the Somatic Infrastructure Frameworks and establish somatic harm as a systems-level variable in human settlement infrastructure design.

  1. The Somatic Framework for Human Settlement Infrastructure
    Foundational framework document outlining principles and system requirements for somatically-informed infrastructure.
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  2. Somatic Harm as an Infrastructural Variable
    Conceptual companion paper defining somatic harm as a systems outcome rather than individual pathology.
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  3. Systems Facilitation for Somatically-Informed Infrastructure Design
    Methodology document clarifying the role, scope, and boundaries of systems facilitation within interdisciplinary infrastructure initiatives.
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  4. Applying the Somatic Infrastructure Framework to Urban Sidewalk Design
    Applied use-case scenario demonstrating how the framework guides decision-making without proposing technical solutions.
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  5. Human-Centered Mobility Standards
    Foundational standards document establishing principles and evaluation criteria for human-centered mobility systems, assistive technologies, transportation platforms, and related infrastructure. The document prioritizes anatomical accommodation, movement, standing support, full-foot support, natural stance width, pelvic and soft-tissue accommodation, shock reduction, stability, and long-term biomechanical well-being.
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Ms.Madiba is an Author on ORCID. Report citation info available: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3359-0015