What if Women Designed the City? : 33 leverage points to make your city work better for women and girls – May East

Softback

186 pages

Triarchy Press

ISBN: 9781913743871

Dr. May East explores the set of symbiotic relationships between women and the cities they live and work in. She considers how cities would look if they were designed by women, and how that could help to achieve the dream of regenerative urban neighbourhoods.

What if Women Designed the City? offers a fresh perspective on urban development by giving voice to local women from many different countries and backgrounds and it reveals multiple untapped potentials rooted in the uniqueness of their neighbourhoods. The book builds on the core assumption that women can contribute significantly more to urban planning decisions, and in doing so enrich and add value to urban environments. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 274 women, East identifies leverage points that can enable urban planners, practitioners and communities to intervene in urban planning systems so that cities can be greener, more inclusive, more liveable, and even poetic!