The Role of Landscape Architects The future of urban public transit has to be
This thesis is aimed at helping landscape
have to do their part. Landscape architects
sensitive planning practices within public
gender inclusive and landscape architects
are responsible for providing safe, equitable and beautiful public and private spaces for
architects understand how to adopt gendertransit.
a community. Often, the practice of gender-
The Gender Inclusive Public Transit Guide
prioritized. There has to be a systematic
standards in the guide provide landscape
mainstreaming is either forgotten or not
change in the planning process of public
spaces if they are to be gender inclusive. In an ideal situation, female landscape
architects would have equal opportunities
as men do to be in executive and decision
making positions. This would allow designers to have a diverse range of perspectives and
experiences while planning which can help to
create inclusive cities. Vienna, Austria is proof that change can happen when the people in charge acknowledge women’s issues.
was created for landscape architects. The architects with the means to create public
spaces that represent the needs of everyone in the community. It is important to note that
transportation is just one factor in designing a shared city and landscape architects should consider the many other factors that go into gender inclusive city planning. Ultimately,
they should be aiming to create cities that are gender inclusive instead of the car-centric male dominated society that exists today.
Figure 3.0 Prague public transit (Intelligent Transport, 2017).
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