Women and the Built Environment
Description:... At Various Levels, From The City To The Institutions And From The Neighbourhood To The Dwelling, The Ideal And The Real About The Social Relationship Between Men And Women Is Expressed In The Built Form. Cultural Behaviour Between Genders. This Book Examines The Role Of Women As Consumers And Creators Of The Built Space And Focuses Particularly On India And Parts Of Southasia. The Essays Included Here Explore The Gender Perspective From Various Angles. They Cover A Wide Range Of Issues Such As Domesticity And Home, Women Laboures And Construction Work, The Practice Of Architecture, Education In General And In Schools Of Architecture, Women And Leisure As Well As Women`S Relationship To The Public Sphere And Housing In The Vernacular Mode.
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