[sustran] Re: Gender issues in urban transport

[Walter Hook]

deike peters, now at the technical university of berlin, did a gender and
transport toolkit for the world bank under the auspices of Michael
Bamberger.  That would be a good place to start.  IFRTD's web site also
probably has a lot of materials, and did some publications on the topic,
though they are more rural in their orientation.  there is also some first
world work done by kerry hamilton in the UK.  my contact info is out of
date.

w. hook
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From: "Wendy Tao" <WENDYT at wri.org>
To: "<" <sustran-discuss at jca.apc.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 12:05 PM
Subject: [sustran] Gender issues in urban transport


> Hello everyone.
>
> I would like to do a research project on gender issues in urban
> transport, specifically focused on Vietnam (Hanoi and HCMC).
>
> As Hanoi and HCMC begin to plan their transport networks to accommodate
> the rapidly increasing urban area, an often overlooked component that
> transport planners must face is the role of gender in the design,
> implementation, communications, and marketing of a system that should
> meet the practical and strategic needs of both men and women.  If gender
> issues are ignored in transportation planning, there is a risk that
> women's access to the workplace is stifled, efficiency in public
> transport design is not maximized, and economic and social gains for a
> large part of the population is not captured.
>
> Does anyone have recommendations on literature or institutes focused on
> these sorts of issues?  If anyone works on these gender and transport
> issues themselves, I would love to connect and get some feedback on a
> few ideas.
>
> Thanks.
> WT
>
>
> Wendy Tao
> EMBARQ, The WRI Center for Transport and the Environment
> World Resources Institute
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