Generally, the categorial needs of women are often neglected in urban planning and design practices. Women in GCCs are getting more educated, and building up careers in various professional fields at an accelerated pace. Given this emergence, the women are getting more mobile in the daily lives, which stems a lot of different needs, that are different in nature and type. Arguably, the contemporary urban planning approach in the GCC cities, has not been gender inclusive/sensitive yet.
I agree with you. I am interested in this topic I analyzed it in my paper(not yet peer reviewed) on Territorial and Social Inequalities(See ICESS Tokyo on Google) Besr regards!
Dear Abdesselem, Thank you for the reference. Recently I have also come across an interesting article that you may find useful: http://www.charter-equality.eu/exemple-de-bonnes-pratiques/a-model-city-for-gender-mainstreaming.html
Dear Kh Md Nahiduzzaman,
Please pardon my ignorance. I am unfamiliar with the term "GCC". Does it stand for "Gulf Cooperation Council"?
Thanks,
Mark Frautschi
I interest in studies of gender issues in architecture and urban planning. I wonder if there are any arguments which show how gender was taken into account in architecture and urban planning? What are the added-values?