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Contentious Cities offers unique interdisciplinary approaches to
understanding gendered spatial equity in the urban environment.
Positioning design as a central component in how cities produce,
construct, represent and materialise gendered spatial practices, it
brings together practice and theory to critique, question and
enable solutions that challenge the root causes of gender
inequalities in cities. Through a rich array of case-studies,
practice-led interventions, and historical and theoretical
perspectives, it examines important issues that affect the ways in
which women, and people of diverse gender and sexual identities
experience and participate in cities. Thematically organised, it
considers problems of street-harassment, heterosexualisation and
equity in access and mobility, together with modes of segregation,
isolation and discrimination, as well as processes of resistance,
intervention and agency. Grounded in feminist and queer methods of
analysis, the book offers new insights regarding the representation
of cities, the lived experience of cities, and how design-tactics
and approaches might affect the ways cities shape and regulate how
women and people of diverse gender and sexual identity inhabit,
occupy and move through the city. An examination of the ways in
which design might shift toward safer and more inclusive cities,
Contentious Cities will appeal to scholars of sociology, gender
studies and urban studies, as well as those working in the fields
of urban planning and design.
Contentious Cities offers unique interdisciplinary approaches to
understanding gendered spatial equity in the urban environment.
Positioning design as a central component in how cities produce,
construct, represent and materialise gendered spatial practices, it
brings together practice and theory to critique, question and
enable solutions that challenge the root causes of gender
inequalities in cities. Through a rich array of case-studies,
practice-led interventions, and historical and theoretical
perspectives, it examines important issues that affect the ways in
which women, and people of diverse gender and sexual identities
experience and participate in cities. Thematically organised, it
considers problems of street-harassment, heterosexualisation and
equity in access and mobility, together with modes of segregation,
isolation and discrimination, as well as processes of resistance,
intervention and agency. Grounded in feminist and queer methods of
analysis, the book offers new insights regarding the representation
of cities, the lived experience of cities, and how design-tactics
and approaches might affect the ways cities shape and regulate how
women and people of diverse gender and sexual identity inhabit,
occupy and move through the city. An examination of the ways in
which design might shift toward safer and more inclusive cities,
Contentious Cities will appeal to scholars of sociology, gender
studies and urban studies, as well as those working in the fields
of urban planning and design.
Much of feminist architectural scholarship focuses on the enormous
task of instating women's experience of space into spatial praxis.
Hypersexual City: The Provocation of Soft-Core Urbanism suggests
this attention to women's invisibility in sociocultural space has
overlooked the complex ways in which women already occupy space,
albeit mostly as an image or object to be consumed, even purchased.
It examines the occupation of urban space through the mediated
representation of women's hypersexualized bodies. A complex
transaction proliferates in the commercial urban space of cities;
this book seeks to address the cause and consequence of the
increasing dominance of gendered representation. It uses
architectural case studies and analysis to make visible the sexual
politics of architecture and urbanism and, in doing so, reveal the
ways that heterosexist culture shapes the spaces, behaviour and
relationships formed in neoliberal cities. Hypersexual City
announces how examining urbanism that operates through, and is
framed by, sexual culture can demonstrate that architecture does
not merely find itself adrift in the hypersexualized landscape of
contemporary cities, but is actively producing and contributing to
the sexual regulation of urban life.
Much of feminist architectural scholarship focuses on the enormous
task of instating women's experience of space into spatial praxis.
Hypersexual City: The Provocation of Soft-Core Urbanism suggests
this attention to women's invisibility in sociocultural space has
overlooked the complex ways in which women already occupy space,
albeit mostly as an image or object to be consumed, even purchased.
It examines the occupation of urban space through the mediated
representation of women's hypersexualized bodies. A complex
transaction proliferates in the commercial urban space of cities;
this book seeks to address the cause and consequence of the
increasing dominance of gendered representation. It uses
architectural case studies and analysis to make visible the sexual
politics of architecture and urbanism and, in doing so, reveal the
ways that heterosexist culture shapes the spaces, behaviour and
relationships formed in neoliberal cities. Hypersexual City
announces how examining urbanism that operates through, and is
framed by, sexual culture can demonstrate that architecture does
not merely find itself adrift in the hypersexualized landscape of
contemporary cities, but is actively producing and contributing to
the sexual regulation of urban life.
Combining practical design strategies with urban theory, She City
explores how gender inequity is materialized in cities worldwide,
providing an activist toolkit for architects and urban designers to
challenge gender bias, sexual harassment, and violence against
women through their designs. Part I provides a contemporary survey
of the current state of gender inequity in cities, revealing how
one’s gender impacts mobility, safety, and the ability to occupy
public space. Focussing on the intersectional experiences of women
and girls in the urban domain, this eye-opening theoretical
groundwork exposes the impact of gender stereotypes and systemic
power dynamics as they intersect with the architectural and urban
fabric. Part II moves from theory to practice, examining a range of
contemporary case studies – from positioning benches in public
spaces to large-scale projects ensuring safety for sex workers –
to show how better urban design can positively challenge gender
inequity. Case studies are global – including New York, New
Orleans, London, Zurich, Delhi, Cairo, Tokyo, and Bangkok – and
range from collaborative co-designs with local women and girls,
through to cutting-edge urban designs which actively contribute to
women’s access, security, and empowerment in the city. Case
studies are critiqued and evaluated, to show what works and why,
and to provide innovative and thought-provoking ideas for the
designer wishing to make a positive impact.
Combining practical design strategies with urban theory, She City
explores how gender inequity is materialized in cities worldwide,
providing an activist toolkit for architects and urban designers to
challenge gender bias, sexual harassment, and violence against
women through their designs. Part I provides a contemporary survey
of the current state of gender inequity in cities, revealing how
one’s gender impacts mobility, safety, and the ability to occupy
public space. Focussing on the intersectional experiences of women
and girls in the urban domain, this eye-opening theoretical
groundwork exposes the impact of gender stereotypes and systemic
power dynamics as they intersect with the architectural and urban
fabric. Part II moves from theory to practice, examining a range of
contemporary case studies – from positioning benches in public
spaces to large-scale projects ensuring safety for sex workers –
to show how better urban design can positively challenge gender
inequity. Case studies are global – including New York, New
Orleans, London, Zurich, Delhi, Cairo, Tokyo, and Bangkok – and
range from collaborative co-designs with local women and girls,
through to cutting-edge urban designs which actively contribute to
women’s access, security, and empowerment in the city. Case
studies are critiqued and evaluated, to show what works and why,
and to provide innovative and thought-provoking ideas for the
designer wishing to make a positive impact.
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