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1. Gender Mainstreaming in Urban and Spatial Planning of Novi Sad 3-LENSUS Conference and Workshop Tessaloniki Presenting: Maša Mitrović Powerpoint Templates

2. Why gender in planning? • Applying a gender point of view at urban environment means to understand if cities are planned for women and man of every age, income and race. • Change towards the gender mainstreaming in spatial and urban planning is visualization and redefinition of social values that are creating equality for man and women. • Integration of gender mainstreaming in urban planning processes means to promote and improve structures which support the equality of women and men, and at the same time accepting their differences to achieve equal opportunities.

4. Why Novi Sad? • Second biggest city in the country • Administrational center of the Province • Pioneer in gender policies in the country • Considered as liberal and “most European city” • City image: place of tolerance, innovations and multiculturalism • Cha(lle)nges in urbanisation

7. Regional Challenges • Political will and understanding of the concept • General Plan do not consider gender differentiation • Participation • Illegal building • Lack of gender sensitive data • Difference between plans and reality • Accessibility to public services ......

9. Closer look...Podbara • Lack of recreational facilities for women • One nursery on 10 000 citizens • Green area • Industrial zone • Safety and infrastructure • Building regulation • Acessibility

10. Accessibility

11. Transport OR

12. Safety

13. Barriers

14. Parks

15. Outdoor Recreation

16. What’s the girls to do?

17. Boulevards

18. Boulevards

19. Boulevards

20. Objectives • To include gender perspective in spatial and urban planning as an integrative part of the planning process in local level. • To provide gender analysis of General and Urban Plan and basic studies made for plans in order to understand current situation and possibilities • To strengthen intersectoral cooperation in order to create overall study as basis for gender mainstreaming in spatial and urban planning in the City of Novi Sad. • Future development will be built on such networks, therefore, project increases chances for sustainability.

21. Project partners • Center for Regionalism, civil society organization • University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Architecture and Urbanism • Provincial Secretariat for Labor, Employment and Gender Equality • Local government of City of Novi Sad, Commission for gender equality • Urbanism Office, public enterprise • Center for support of women, local CSO

23. Constraints • Adoption of Resolution on Gender Equality could be time consuming process because of the slow administration and procedure. • Around 50% of population in Serbian urban areas is having internet connection at home. • Limited availability of gender statistic and gender indicators in Serbia

24. Key innovation • Initiative for gender mainstreaming in urban and spatial planning of the city will be introduced • Intersectoral cooperation that will be developed trough interdisciplinary learning and collaboration • Project provides learning by doing for the students in University of Novi Sad • Participation of the citizens in process of making proposal for development of planning • Campaign will deepen understanding of need for equal opportunities achievement and its influence on quality of life of all citizens

25. Thank you for your attention!Q&A Contact.: masinka@gmail.com