Gender in Planning and Urban Development
Published on 1. December 2009
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8 pages
978-0-85092-912-6 (ISBN)
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Description
Women and men experience cities in different ways and this must be addressed when planning urban development. This Discussion Paper presents an initial exploration of issues of gender and urban planning. It looks at how awareness of the gender dimension of planning has developed and has been reflected in guidelines for good practice, and how women's active participation in planning can provide important practical insights. The remainder of the paper looks at aspects of the planning of settlements. It concludes that while good examples and guidelines exist these are not applied consistently in practice, and suggests steps for making progress.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-85092-912-6 (9780850929126)
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Persons
Nqobile Malaza is a lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Her research focuses on gendered aspects of safety and security, political institutions, and the role of identity in cities. Alison Todes is Professor of Urban and Regional Planning in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. She has researched and published widely in the fields of gender, planning, and settlement dynamics. Amanda Williamson is a senior lecturer in the School of Architecture and Planning at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Drawing on over fifteen years of professional experience, her research interests include gender, municipal planning and organisational dynamics. Cliff Hague is Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP). He is Professor Emeritus at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, and a member of the Academy of Social Sciences. He is a Past President of the Royal Town Planning Institute and of CAP.
Author
Lecturer, School of Architecture and PlanningUniversity of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Architecture and PlanningUniversity of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture and PlanningUniversity of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Secretary-GeneralCommonwealth Association of Planners (CAP)
Content
Introduction From Awareness to Practice Participation of Women Planning Settlements Infrastructure and Services Transport Street Trading Conclusion References Case Studies: 1. Gender Audit, Plymouth, UK: Mainstreaming Principles in Statutory Local Planning 2. People's Campaign for Decentralised Planning, Kerala, India: Involving Women in Grassroots Participatory Processes 3. Safety Assessment Walk, Nairobi, Kenya: Managing and Strategising the Processes of Physical Planning 4. Built Environment Improvement Programme, Thatta, Pakistan: Improving Infrastructure and Women's Livelihoods 5. 'Between Two Stops', Montreal, Canada: Gendered Perspectives in Public Transport Services