Examining the concept of gender mainstreaming in urban space to promote inclusive cities: the case of Warwick market, Durban, South Africa.
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2021
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Urban spaces are vital in community life because they allow individuals to build social
relationships, participate in activities, and access green places. The ability to occupy an urban
or public area can have a favourable influence on one's social, emotional, and physical health.
In this day and age, there is a clear disparity in who may safely enter and use these locations.
The term "inclusive city" speaks for itself: it is a city built for everyone, one that values all of
its citizens and their needs equally, and so must address gender disparity. Gender Inclusive
Cities are planned and designed using gender mainstreaming, which includes all women in
decision-making processes and aims to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 11: Make cities
inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Currently, both men and women use metropolitan
places; nonetheless, the urban environment can still be considered as a mostly masculine
sphere, in which women may feel more awkward, unwanted, or excluded than men. The
exclusion of women and girls from the urban planning process generates a knowledge gap,
resulting in public spaces that exclude them. Women are being let down by city planning. This
research will follow a case study design to explore the concept of gender mainstreaming in city
planning of urban spaces.
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Masters Degree. University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban.