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Cities Alive: Designing cities that work for women
Join the global launch of the new publication “Cities Alive: Designing Cities that Work for Women.” Developed by Arup, UNDP, and the University of Liverpool, the report presents fresh takes on how to achieve gender equity in the built environment benefits all communities globally.

The report provides actionable recommendations and guidance for policy-makers, urban and development practitioners on how to design and plan for cities that are safer, healthier, fairer and more enriching for women and girls.
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Cities Alive: Designing cities that work for women

Webinar by UNDP, Arup, and the University of Liverpool held on 24 October 2022

Cities provide pivotal hubs of innovation, productivity, and opportunities, and importantly homes and communities, and are a melting pot of individuals and cultures. However, when planned without social equity and diversity, they widen social gaps. 

In cities across the world, women of all ages and gender identities face a range of barriers and vulnerabilities. These include gender-based discrimination, inequality, violence, poverty, unpaid care work, limited control over assets, and unequal participation in private and public decision-making. Billions of women who reside in urban areas are underserved by the environments they live and work in. In both subtle and overtly discriminatory ways, cities are often built in such a way that women are unsafe, their basic needs are not met, and that their social and economic opportunities are restricted.

Join the global launch of the new publication “Cities Alive: Designing Cities that Work for Women.” Developed by Arup, UNDP, and the University of Liverpool, the report presents fresh takes on how to achieve gender equity in the built environment benefits all communities globally. It provides actionable recommendations and guidance for policy-makers, and urban development practitioners on how to design and plan for cities that are safer, healthier, fairer and more enriching for women and girls.

The report also offers real-world case studies and an easy-to-follow methodology to directly engage women in urban decision-making processes and incorporate their needs, concerns, and ideas in the planning, design and construction of gender-inclusive cities.

This high-level event and the global launch of the new publication will feature prominent speakers from UNDP, ARUP, the University of Liverpool, civil society, and the private sector.

Speakers include:

  • Francine Pickup, Deputy Director, UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support
  • Sara Candiracci, Associate Director and Lead for Inclusive and Resilient Cities, Arup
  • Kim Power, Principal Planner, Arup
  • Abdallah al Dardari, UNDP Resident Representative in Afghanistan
  • Sowmya Parthasarathy, Director and Lead for Urban Design and Master Planning, Arup
  • Léan Doody, Director and Lead for Cities, Planning, and Design in Europe Programme, Arup
  • Martyn Evans, Creative Director, U and I Group PLC 
  • Catherine Queen, Lecturer in Planning, University of Liverpool
  • Smruti Jukur Johari, Urban Planner, School For Potential Advancement And Restoration Of Confidence (SPARC) India and Slum Dwellers International (SDI)

Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMCEn4e4AYw

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Cities Alive: Designing Cities That Work for Women

This report, by Arup, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the University of Liverpool, offers a novel approach and a clear methodology to directly engage women in decision-making processes, incorporating their needs, concerns, and ideas across all aspects of urban planning and development. It also provides actionable recommendations for all urban practitioners, government authorities, and communities alike, with real-world case studies to illustrate how cities can be designed in a gender-inclusive way.

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Cities Alive: Designing Cities That Work for Women

Published by UNDP, Arup, and the University of Liverpool on 20 October 2022

Cities act as pivotal hubs of innovation, productivity, opportunities, while serving as homes and communities for a melting pot of individuals and cultures. However, when planned without social equity and diversity in mind, urbanization can widen the gaps between different groups in society.

Among the most vulnerable are women all ages and gender identities in both wealthy and socio-economically disadvantaged urban contexts across the globe. Without a gender-responsive approach to urban planning, cities often compound gender inequalities that restrict women’s social and economic opportunities, health and wellbeing, sense of safety and security, and access to justice and equity.

Designing cities that work for women creates wider social, economic, and environmental benefits, along with safer, healthier, and more inclusive spaces, not just for women but for entire households and communities and is integral to the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development across urban areas around the world.

Access the full report here: https://www.undp.org/publications/cities-alive-designing-cities-work-women

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Designing cities that work for women - Global Report Launch by UNDP, Arup, and University of Liverpool
The report provides actionable recommendations and guidance for policy-makers, urban and development practitioners on how to design and plan for cities that are safer, healthier, fairer and more enriching for women and girls.
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Cities Alive: Designing cities that work for women

Organized by UNDP, Arup, and the University of Liverpool

Date and Time: Monday, 24 October 2022 from 9-10:30 AM Eastern Standard Time (EST)

Register here: bit.ly/CitiesAliveLaunch

Description

Cities provide pivotal hubs of innovation, productivity, and opportunities, and importantly homes and communities, and are a melting pot of individuals and cultures. However, when planned without social equity and diversity, they widen social gaps. 

In cities across the world, women of all ages and gender identities face a range of barriers and vulnerabilities. These include gender-based discrimination, inequality, violence, poverty, unpaid care work, limited control over assets, and unequal participation in private and public decision-making. Billions of women who reside in urban areas are underserved by the environments they live and work in. In both subtle and overtly discriminatory ways, cities are often built in such a way that women are unsafe, their basic needs are not met, and that their social and economic opportunities are restricted.

Join the global launch of the new publication “Cities Alive: Designing Cities that Work for Women.” Developed by Arup, UNDP, and the University of Liverpool, the report presents fresh takes on how to achieve gender equity in the built environment benefits all communities globally. It provides actionable recommendations and guidance for policy-makers, and urban development practitioners on how to design and plan for cities that are safer, healthier, fairer and more enriching for women and girls.

The report also offers real-world case studies and an easy-to-follow methodology to directly engage women in urban decision-making processes and incorporate their needs, concerns, and ideas in the planning, design and construction of gender-inclusive cities.

This high-level event and the global launch of the new publication will feature prominent speakers from UNDP, ARUP, the University of Liverpool, civil society, and the private sector.

Speakers include:

  • Francine Pickup, Deputy Director, UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support
  • Sara Candiracci, Associate Director and Lead for Inclusive and Resilient Cities, Arup
  • Kim Power, Principal Planner, Arup
  • Abdallah al Dardari, UNDP Resident Representative in Afghanistan
  • Sowmya Parthasarathy, Director and Lead for Urban Design and Master Planning, Arup
  • Léan Doody, Director and Lead for Cities, Planning, and Design in Europe Programme, Arup
  • Martyn Evans, Creative Director, U and I Group PLC 
  • Catherine Queen, Lecturer in Planning, University of Liverpool
  • Smruti Jukur Johari, Urban Planner, School For Potential Advancement And Restoration Of Confidence (SPARC) India and Slum Dwellers International (SDI)

Learn more here: bit.ly/CitiesAliveLaunch

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Survey for UNDP's Joint Research Publication with Arup and the University of Liverpool on Gender-Inclusive Cities
UNDP has partnered with Arup and the University of Liverpool, to explore the experiences of women in cities around the world. This includes the needs they have, the challenges they face, and solutions that could contribute to a safer and more inclusive and nurturing urban environment. This report will become a useful resource for city authorities, city makers, and community groups to aid in the design and regeneration of their cities. 
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Designing Cities for, and with, Women

This is a gender-sensitive design survey – it considers gender as a significant variable in understanding people’s experience of the built environment. Specifically, we are investigating the experiences of women, including transgender women, and those who identify as non-binary. Completing the survey should take approximately 10 minutes. The results will inform a research project, Designing Cities for, and with, Women, which will be translated into an open source Cities Alive publication which will be available to download at: https://www.arup.com/perspectives/cities-alive.

UNDP has partnered with Arup and the University of Liverpool, to explore the experiences of women in cities around the world. This includes the needs they have, the challenges they face, and solutions that could contribute to a safer and more inclusive and nurturing urban environment. This report will become a useful resource for city authorities, city makers, and community groups to aid in the design and regeneration of their cities. 

Access the survey here: https://ovearup.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/cities-alive-designing-cities-for-and-with-women

We ask that you do not add identifying information in the free text boxes. Only the internal research team at Arup will have access to the raw survey data; it will not be shared with the UNDP or the University of Liverpool. Your responses may be quoted in our work; however, in the event that a response contains information that could identify you, it will be removed.

Please feel free to be open and honest at your own discretion. You will not be able to edit or withdraw your responses once you have submitted them. You do not have to provide a response to a question if you don’t feel comfortable in doing so. 

Your answers will feed into Cities Alive publication: ‘Designing Cities for, and with, Women’, and associated marketing communications, that will be celebrated as a Call to Action at an event for the report publication in Spring/Summer 2022.   

If you have any questions following your completion of the survey, please get in touch at: 

Only the Arup team will be able to view and respond to your email, and it will not be used for any other purposes. Your email will be retained until the survey closes. Your email can be deleted at any point on request. 

We greatly appreciate you taking the time to complete this survey.

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