Thematic Review on Women’s Perception of Safety While Walking in Public Space: The STEP UP Project

Lily Scarponi, Lamia Abdelfattah, Andrea Gorrini, Catalina Valenzuela Cortés, Gerardo Carpentieri, Carmen Guida, Floriana Zucaro, Florencia Andreola, Azzurra Muzzonigro, Laura Da Re, Eleonora Gargiulo, Carlos Cañas, Jim Walker and Rawad Choubassi ()
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Lily Scarponi: Fondazione Transform Transport ETS, Via Lovanio 8, 20121 Milan, Italy
Lamia Abdelfattah: Fondazione Transform Transport ETS, Via Lovanio 8, 20121 Milan, Italy
Andrea Gorrini: Fondazione Transform Transport ETS, Via Lovanio 8, 20121 Milan, Italy
Catalina Valenzuela Cortés: Fondazione Transform Transport ETS, Via Lovanio 8, 20121 Milan, Italy
Gerardo Carpentieri: TeMA Lab, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Edile e Ambientale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Piazzale Tecchio, 80, 80125 Naples, Italy
Carmen Guida: TeMA Lab, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Edile e Ambientale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Piazzale Tecchio, 80, 80125 Naples, Italy
Floriana Zucaro: TeMA Lab, Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile, Edile e Ambientale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Piazzale Tecchio, 80, 80125 Naples, Italy
Florencia Andreola: Sex and the City APS, Via della Moscova 58, 20121 Milan, Italy
Azzurra Muzzonigro: Sex and the City APS, Via della Moscova 58, 20121 Milan, Italy
Laura Da Re: Sex and the City APS, Via della Moscova 58, 20121 Milan, Italy
Eleonora Gargiulo: Walk21 Foundation, 24 Moorend Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL530HD, UK
Carlos Cañas: Walk21 Foundation, 24 Moorend Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL530HD, UK
Jim Walker: Walk21 Foundation, 24 Moorend Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL530HD, UK
Rawad Choubassi: Fondazione Transform Transport ETS, Via Lovanio 8, 20121 Milan, Italy

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 21, 1-27

Abstract: The contributions of this paper are the result of a thematic review conducted on some of the most relevant scientific contributions and policy guidelines about women’s perception of safety while walking in public spaces. The first part of the review focused on 23 scientific references revolving around the keywords “gender”, “safety” and “walkability”. This led to the establishment of three main Safety Factors: (i) Spatial Features (space characteristics/morphological features); (ii) City Use (traces of behavior and presence of city users); and (iii) Hotspots (safe havens and no-go areas); further resulting in 19 sub-factors. The second part of the review covered a collection of 20 reports and 10 guidelines focused on diverse geographical scales, areas of interest and target audiences, as well as data collection methods. This involved the selection of multiple case studies, which are also presented, thus maintaining a geographically diverse sample. As part of the scientific research project “STEP UP—Walkability for Women in Milan”, the outputs of the proposed thematic review will be exploited to help identify challenging areas of Milan (Italy), as samples of analysis to develop a set of policy recommendations to enhance the level of walkability for women.

Keywords: walkability; gender; safety factors; inequality; STEP UP project (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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