Women’s On-site Presence in the URBiNAT Process in Sofia: Roles, Points of View and Contributions

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10.2991/978-94-6463-469-3_10How to use a DOI?

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gender sensitive urban planning and design; complementarity of gender roles; gender aspects of public space use and management; post-socialist CEE cities

Abstract

The paper presents an overview of the multi-faceted women’s on-site participation and their diverse roles and contributions in the Horizon 2020 project URBINAT in Sofia. Building on a gender-sensitive perspective, the analysis relates publicly available statistical data to the URBINAT results obtained through desktop reviews, direct observations (incl. Behavioural mapping), surveys and workshops in Sofia. A reflection on the inclusive design process through the lens of women’s presence is presented. The paper discusses estimated women’s capacity for leadership and their contribution to the selection of nature-based solutions (NBS) to integrate into the Green Healthy Corridor planned in Sofia. General tendencies and peculiarities of the actors involved, their modes of using public space, their perceptions and claims concerning space and public life and their contributions to organizing public space within URBINAT project are discussed. The authors outline general challenges to re-shaping traditional top-down planning approaches and the existing local capacity for doing it. Specific strengths and opportunities stemming from the national and local socio-cultural context are discussed. Conclusions are drawn about the importance of achieving effective complementarity of gender roles in the URBiNAT process in Sofia. Recommendations are made on the further conceptual development of gender-sensitive studies in support of the practical implementation of relevant co-planning and co-design methods addressing public space.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Milena Tasheva-Petrova
AU  - Elena Dimitrova
AU  - Beata Tsoneva
AU  - Angel Burov
PY  - 2024
DA  - 2024/08/26
TI  - Women’s On-site Presence in the URBiNAT Process in Sofia: Roles, Points of View and Contributions
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Nature for Innovative and Inclusive Urban Regeneration (NATiURB 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 114
EP  - 133
SN  - 2667-128X
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-469-3_10
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-469-3_10
ID  - Tasheva-Petrova2024
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