ISBN:
9781138192782
,
9780415721646
Language:
English
Pages:
XIX, 299 S.
,
Ill.
DDC:
307.7609172/4
Keywords:
Cities and towns
;
Slums Social conditions
;
Sex role
;
Urban women Social conditions
;
Entwicklungsländer
;
Stadt
;
Slum
;
Frau
Abstract:
Introduction: cities and slums in the global south : the importance of gender -- Analysing gender in cities of the south : introducing the "gender-urban-slum interface" -- Gendered access to land and housing in cities and slums -- Gender and services in cities and slums -- Gender and health : an urban penalty for slumdwelling women? -- Gender-based violence in cities and slums -- Gender, mobility and connectivity -- Gender and urban productivity : education, employment and entrepreneurship -- Gender, urban politics and governance -- Conclusion: creating more gender-equitable cities
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction: cities and slums in the global south : the importance of genderAnalysing gender in cities of the south : introducing the "gender-urban-slum interface" -- Gendered access to land and housing in cities and slums -- Gender and services in cities and slums -- Gender and health : an urban penalty for slumdwelling women? -- Gender-based violence in cities and slums -- Gender, mobility and connectivity -- Gender and urban productivity : education, employment and entrepreneurship -- Gender, urban politics and governance -- Conclusion: creating more gender-equitable cities.
