Does Gender Have a Place in Greenspace Planning? Feminist Perspectives and the Toronto Ravine Strategy
| dc.contributor.advisor | Taylor, Laura E. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Spalton, Jennifer | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-03-26T16:39:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-03-26T16:39:07Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This paper addresses the intersection of gender, planning and greenspace by analyzing the Toronto Ravine Strategy and the planning process behind it. Through my investigation I conducted a literature review and interviewed participants of the Strategy to explore the research question, “Did gender play a role within the planning process of the Toronto Ravine Strategy?” I determine that it has not, proven by participants acknowledging a need to plan for difference, but not necessarily for gender. I explore the nature/culture dichotomy in greenspace that emerged from my research and how this could explain why participants were unwilling or unable to see the importance of considering gender. I introduce the connection between gender, greenspace and planning and define these key terms. I also include a review of literature on feminist political ecology, gender and planning/greenspace, women-friendly design features, how urban forests are political spaces, and explore the history of the Ravine Strategy. I reinforce the importance of the feminist methodologies/methods that informed my data collection and provide details about how I collected my data. My results review quotes from participants, as I connect my findings to the broader field of feminist literature. I conclude with future recommendations for the Toronto Ravine Strategy. Through my paper I address how we need to plan for difference and address this gap in how greenspaces are planned. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Major Paper, Master of Environmental Studies, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10315/36061 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.subject | Ecofeminism--Toronto | |
| dc.subject | Planning--Parks--Toronto | |
| dc.title | Does Gender Have a Place in Greenspace Planning? Feminist Perspectives and the Toronto Ravine Strategy | |
| dc.type | Major paper |