Gender Issue Guide: Urban Planning and Design

The objective of this gender guide on urban planning and design is to: Increase understanding of gender concerns and needs in urban planning and<br>design; Develop staff and partnersÕ capacity to address gender issues in select human settlement areas; Encourage staff and partners to integrate gender perspectives into policies, projects, and programmes for sustainable urban development; Support institutionalization of the culture of gender mainstreaming and gender equality through the implementation of gender-sensitive projects/programmes and the monitoring of gender mainstreaming progress