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1 online resource (233 pages) |
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Front Cover; Building Inclusive Cities; Copyright Page; Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 Introduction: challenges, opportunities and tools; Part I Challenges and opportunities; 2 Gendered livelihoods and inclusive cities; 3 Women's safety and everyday mobility; 4 Migrant women's safety: framing, policies, and practices; Part II Interventions; 5 Gender Inclusive Cities Programme: implementing change for women's safety; 6 The role of partnerships in creating inclusive cities |
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7 What it looks like when it's fixed: collaboration towards a shared vision of city safety8 Safe access to basic infrastructure: more than pipes and taps; Part III Tools; 9 From gender mainstreaming to intersectionality: advances in achieving inclusive and safe cities; 10 Safer discursive space: artistic interventions and online action research; 11 How do we evaluate the safety of women?; 12 Conclusion: women's safety and the right to the city; Index |
| Summary |
Building on a growing movement within developing countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific, as well as Europe and North America, this book documents cutting edge practice and builds theory around a rights based approach to women's safety in the context of poverty reduction and social inclusion. Drawing upon two decades of research and grassroots action on safer cities for women and everyone, this book is about the right to an inclusive city. The first part of the book describes the challenges that women face regarding access to essential services, housing security, liveab |
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Print version record |
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City planning -- Social aspects
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Women -- Crimes against.
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Women -- Violence against.
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Crime Victims
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- City Planning & Urban Development.
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City planning -- Social aspects
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Women -- Crimes against
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Women -- Violence against
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Whitzman, Carolyn.
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Legacy, Crystal
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Andrew, Caroline
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Klodawsky, Fran
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Shaw, Margaret
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Viswanath, Kalpana
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| ISBN |
9781136231889 |
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1136231889 |
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