HERCITY Aguideforcitiesto sustainableandinclusive urbanplanninganddesigntogetherwithgirls HER GLOBAL UTMANING UNOHABITAT FORABETTERURBANFUTURE CITY LETHERGUIDEYOU HerCity1Letherguideyou Disclaimer ThedlesignationsemployedandthepresentationofthemsterialinthispublicationdonotimplytheexpressionofsnyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheSecretaristoftheUnitedNationsconcerningthelegalstatusofsnycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitstionofitsfrontiersofboundaries.ViewsexpressedinthispublicstiondonotnecessarilyreflectthoseoftheUnitedNationsHumsnSettlementsProgramme,theUnited Nations,oritsMemberStates. Excerptsmsybereproducedwithoutsuthorizetion,onconditionthstthesourceisindicated. Projectmsnager:LaursPetrella Projectsupervisors:CeciliaAndersson,ThomasMelin Authors:ElinAndersdotterFabre,ToveJulin,ChristelleLahoud,ChisraMartinuzzi Contributors:ThomssMelin,ToveDerner,MartaWesterberg,MsiaSmillie,PontusWesterberg,MalinJureit,RebeccaSellel,PatrickGustsfsson Designandlayout:MalinJureit,ToveJulin,ChiaraMartinuzzi Illustrations:LovissBurfitt Allrightsreserved UnitedNationsHumanSettlementsProgramme(UN-Hsbitat) P.0.Bcx30030,00100NairobiGPOKenyaTel:254-020-7623120(CentralOffice)www.unhabitat.org GlobalUtmsning BirgerJarlsgatan57c,11356Stockholm,Sweden Box21,c/onorrskenhouse www.globalutmaning.se Copyright@UnitedNationsHumanSettlementsProgramme&GlobalUtmaning2021Coverphoto@Shutterstock HerCityILatherguideyou HERCITY Aguideforcitiestosustainableandinclusiveurbanplanninganddesign togetherwithgirls HER GLOBAL UTMANING UNHABITAT FORABETTERURBANFUTURE CITY LETHERQUIDEYOU HerCityILetherguideou HerCitytoolbox Acknowlcdgemcnts WewouldparticularlyliketothanktheHerCityExpertGroupandformerUrbanGirlsMovement thisprocess: AlezarEjigu,AlbertEdman,AlieAsed,AlizeeAndrejka,AndresBorthagaray,AndrewOuko,AngeleMwai,AnnLegeby,AnneLabrouille,AnnikeHjorth,Cerl-JohanEngstrm,CarolineWrangsten,CelineD'Cruz,ChristerLarsson,DafniSarakinis,DeemeAbuthieb,DouglssCohen,EmelieAnneroth,EmmyP,GunnelForsberg,HelinAgrali,HendelisIshak,IngeBjork-Klevby,IvyMutisya, JoeMulligen,KecperPietruszke,KejseLeanderson,KamalNaim,KamilRybiriski,KerstinLenefeldt,KristeKampus,KristinMslmcron8,KristinsPhilipson,LovisaBurfitt,MarcusNyberg,Marisnn Eriksson,MelissePermezel,MiSundquist,MoSarrsf,MoneUkonu,MonicavonSchmalensee, NicolettePingo,NupurProthi,OlaMoller,ParvanehSherafi,PietroGarau,RobertWarych,SeraBorgstrom,SsrsFerlsnder,SeyedehAtefehMortszavi,SonaRsshid,SusannaFindshl,Susannah Price,TenyaJukkale,VanieCeccato,VictorMgendi,VictorieEscobsr,ViktorisWalldin. InitiativebyFinancedby GLOBALUNHABITATVINNOVA UTMANINGFORABETTERURBANFUTURESverigesinnovationsmyndighet TableofContents Fareword 8 Introduction AboutHerCitytoclbox 10 Userguide 11 Phase1:Assessment 16 Blockt1:Stakeholderengagement 18 Block2:Citywideassessment 24 Block3:Sitespecificassessment 30 Phase2:Design 38 Block4:Analysingchallenges 40 Block5:Designingideas 46 Block6:Recommendationsforaction 52 Phase3:Implementation 56 Block7:Actionplens 58 BlockB:Sharingresults 64 Block9:Implementationandfollow-up 68 Recommendations tL Annexes:Tools 78 HerCityILetherguideyou UN-Habitat Foreword Ayearago,championsforgenderequslitycreateeconomic,socielendenvironmental preperedforcelebrsting25yesrsofveluethetcanimprovethequelityoflifeofsll. advancementofwomen'srightsandplaceUrbanisetionisstrensformativeforcethatcen insociety,assetoutbythe1995Bejingovercomemanychellenges.Meinstreeming DeclarstionandPlatformforAction.Thehumenrights,genderandsocielinclusioninell occasionfeltperticularlyurgentasthelasturbendevelopmentprocesseswillbeintegral yeershedwitnessedepushbackongendertomekingsurethatnoonesndnoplacewill equalityinmsnypartsoflifeendinmonybeleftbehind. locations. Guidingcitiestomakeadifferenceonthe Thencameaglobalpandemic.COVID-19hasgroundispartofourmandste.Msinstreaming formorethansyearnowdisruptedlivesandhumsnrights,genderequalityandsocial economiesaroundtheworld.Globalpovertyinclusionincities'everydayplanning,design isexpectedtoincreaseforthefirsttimeinsndimplementationprocessesIstherefore threedecades.Thesocislandeconomicmoreimportantthanever.Acitycanonly falloutisreversingdevelopmentgainsandisbecomegenderinclusive,equitable,and pushingbackthepossibilityofattainingtheprosperousifeveryonestrivestoimprove SustsinableDevelopmentGoalsbyasmuchwomen'srights,participstion,decision- asadecade.making,andaccesstoservices.Equalityfor Withover90percentofCOVID-19casescomingfromurbsinaress,citiesarethe epicentresofCOVID-19.Thepandemic womeninanurbanworidisprogressforsll.Allmustbeengagedinpromotingeveryperson'srighttothecity,irrespectiveofgenderorage. hesexposedsndexecerbatedunderlyingTogetherwithourpartners,wesupporturban inequelitiesincitiesandshownregressionsctorsinsdvancinggenderequslityonthe ofwomen'ssituation.Thefightforwomengrounddespitecrisesandpushbacks.This enjoyingthesamebesichumanrights,iswhywehsveinitietedHerCity(hercity. opportunitiessndpleceinsocietyesmen,isunhebitat.org)thetwelsunchtodayonthe simplylo