What does it mean for greenspace in cities to be gender inclusive?
Based on a study undertaken in Barcelona by our researcher Amalia Calderón Argelich, this policy brief aims to inform local policymakers and urban professionals in Barcelona on the need to integrate social and gender justice into the planning of green spaces. Based on the scientific article Greening plans as (re)presentation of the city: Toward an inclusive and gender-sensitive approach to urban greenspaces, the brief lays out the results of the research conducted within the framework of the author’s doctoral thesis.
The analysis focuses on how Barcelona’s green policies, in an international context, take into account social and gender justice. Despite the increasingly widespread adoption of green strategic plans to address both social and environmental issues, the analysis reveals that these plans often consider justice in a superficial and narrow manner, which implies a risk of perpetuating existing social and gender inequalities within green spaces.
The policy brief was written in Catalán to serve as a guide for policymakers and professionals in Barcelona and other Catalán cities.
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