Room for Resistance - gendered appropiations of space in a poor urban community in Costa Rica
(2009) Meeting Global Challenges in Research Cooperation, 2008 p.518-526- Abstract
- This paper discusses spatial interventions as an important part of women’s struggles to improve their living conditions in poor urban areas. A case-study from San José, Costa Rica is the basis for the discussion. Women’s interventions are analyzed in three public places— a park, a playground and a community centre— through the concept of appropriation. The study shows that women’s interventions have influenced both the built environment and the position of the participating women. The study points out women’s participation and challenges the image of the female poor as passive victims.
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- author
- Grundström, Karin LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2009
- type
- Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding
- publication status
- published
- subject
- host publication
- Meeting global challenges in research cooperation Proceedings of a conference and workshop in Uppsala, May 27–29, 2008
- pages
- 518 - 526
- publisher
- The Collegium for Development Studies Uppsala University
- conference name
- Meeting Global Challenges in Research Cooperation, 2008
- conference location
- Uppsala, Sweden
- conference dates
- 2008-05-27 - 2008-05-29
- ISBN
- 978–91–975741–9–8
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 8173060a-525e-4ff1-9181-4e90173f872d (old id 1503791)
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- http://www.csduppsala.uu.se/sidaconference08/media/pdf/proceedings-may2008.pdf
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