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Women and Human Settlements Development

THIS SHORT PUBLICATION argues that women remain largely invisible in research and statistics on human settlements development, and what little relevant information does exist is seldom used to inform policy making. For instance, sectoral analyses of water, land and housing in urban areas demonstrate a very high level of involvement of women in activities consistent with their household obligations (i.e. water provisioning, waste disposal, house construction), and yet gender-specific preferences relating to service provision (e.g. the location of standpipes, or timing of waste disposal services) or to housing (type, cost or location) continue to be overlooked in urban development policy. The first two sections set out a case for reorienting human settlements policy to include analysis of women’s roles and interests. Sections on planning and management of human settlements and designing housing argue for the increased participation of local communities in decisions that will affect their well-being. Donor investments are currently being directed towards supporting NGOs and other community organizations to mobilize public support for and participation in environmental improvement programmes, and towards building partnerships between government authorities and urban residents. This section recognizes that many initiatives for environmental improvement at community level, such as neighborhood clean-up campaigns or waste collection services already draw heavily on labor forces of “volunteer” women.

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Nairobi, Kenya : UN-Habitat, United Nations Centre for Human Settlements.,
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