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    Proposed Entertainment Centre for Ogombo, Lagos State. (Promoting Community Inclusiveness in Public Recreational Facilities through Design-based Strategies)
    (Lead City University, Ibadan, 2024-12) Olusogo Abiodun, OGUNDARE
    A vital component of human existence is recreation, people are drawn to it since it offers more notable pleasures in life. It establishes a robust and salubrious milieu that fosters an enhanced lifestyle of transparency. Recreation centers have an impact on peoples mental and physical health. Recreation and Leisure are essential to human existence, helping to improve people’s mental and social characteristics therefore positively impacting the wellbeing of people. Recreation strengthens a person’s social inclinations. Recreation facilities must be designed to include people across all ages. Inclusive design strategies help to meet the needs of various users of public spaces, addressing the needs of the elderly and that of the disabled. Promoting community inclusiveness in recreational facilities involves thoughtful and intentional design-based strategies that would cater for diversity in population by mitigating against various barriers before addressing key principles of universal design, accessibility, cultural inclusivity, way finders, sustainability, safety and security. Through a combination of Literature review, case studies, this thesis investigate various design strategies that have successfully addressed these barriers and incorporated solutions creating environments that not only meet physically acceptable standards but promotes social interaction with a sense of belonging. Therefore, these findings provide practical recommendations for urban planners, architects to implement design-based solutions that enhance community inclusiveness in a healthy and sustainable vibrant public space. Keywords: User centered design, universal design, community engagement, diversity, accessibility. ```````````````````````````````````````````Wordcount: 222 words