Desirable Neighborhood Spaces for Women

Todays, paying attention to women and gender differences is regarded as one of the most important factors in planning and designing urban spaces. Despite the increasing trend of the research conducted in this field, the success rate of gender sensitivity approaches in designing urban spaces is different in various geographic areas and therefore, the same process cannot be observed in this regard. The effect of macro socio-cultural attitudes and discourses is considered as one of the effective reasons in these differences, which shapes views towards gender and women's position in society, as well as gender identity. This book is an introduction to the approaches, requirements, and factors affecting the favorable urban spaces of Iranian women. First, this research discusses the importance of women's presence in urban spaces, as fields of interaction and dialogue. Then, it addresses the issue of gendered space and finally presents factors affecting the presence of women in one of Tehran neighborhoods as the case study.

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Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Art, Tehran, Iran.