Planning to Meet the Changing Needs of Women: A Compendium Developed from a National Competition to Identify and Promote Creative Solutions for Women in Urban Environments

摘要

This compendium presents 44 selected descriptions of innovative projects and proposals offering solutions to the needs of women in urban environments. The selection was made from a total of 131 entries in a HUD - sponsored national competition for existing projects and innovative but untried approaches that focus on specific needs analyses and propose specific solutions. All entries fall into the following 12 categories: employment and economics, personal safety, education, job counseling and skill development, resource and service centers (physical space, and community development, land use, and planning), children, singular one - of - a - kind entries, health services (physical, mental, and emotional), research programs, social services for the handicapped and adolescents, and transportation programs. Each entry focuses on definitions of local needs and identification of solutions. Prior successes and setbacks in establishing each program are identified, as well as relationships between the program and public and private sector organizations. Entrants also describe unique and transferable features, such as how the community and specific agencies became more aware of women's needs and, in turn, what insights into the community have been gained through the project. Maps, charts, and illustrations are provided with individual papers.