Join international urbanist May East for readings and conversation to celebrate the launch of her book ‘What if Women Designed the City?’’
How can cities be greener, wilder, more inclusive, liveable and poetic? Join international urbanist May East for readings and conversation to celebrate the launch of her book What if Women Designed the City?, which offers a fresh perspective on urban development by giving voice to local women from many different countries and backgrounds, revealing 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 implementation, and in doing so enrich and add value to urban environments and specifically to their own neighbourhoods. Drawing from in-depth walking interviews with 274 women from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Perth, East offers 33 leverage points on how planners, practitioners, and communities could intervene in urban planning systems so that cities can work better for women and girls, ultimately benefitting us all.
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