Title:
Gender Analysis: Sfantu Gheorghe Municipality Project, Romania
Gender Analysis: Sfantu Gheorghe Municipality Project, Romania
Start Date:
December 2009
December 2009
Completion Date:
April 2010
April 2010
Client(s):
European Bank Reconstruction and Development(EBRD)
European Bank Reconstruction and Development(EBRD)
Funder(s):
European Bank Reconstruction and Development(EBRD)
European Bank Reconstruction and Development(EBRD)
Location:
Romania, Eastern Europe
Romania, Eastern Europe
Key Contact:
Martin Rimmer
Martin Rimmer
Summary:
As part of the EBRD Gender Action Plan, a pilot project to mainstream gender in the Municipal and Environmental Infrastructure sector was developed and implemented. OPM were selected to undertake the Sfantu Gheorghe Municipality Project for street and lighting rehabilitation. The project entailed modernisation of streets and public lighting in the centre of Sfantu Gheorghe. The rehabilitation works for approximately 30km of primary and secondary streets included the renewal of pavements, building new central pedestrian areas and upgrading sewage and water pipelines along the streets. Urban development and rehabilitation are often seen as gender neutral, but this is often not the case. When gender needs are not taken into consideration in planning the layout of streets, identifying pedestrian areas and identifying traffic control mechanisms and transport services, the needs of a large section of the population may not be met. OPM were asked to identify how and where current plans, with respect to the rehabilitation of the roads, lay out of pedestrian areas and street lighting, may be adapted to better take into account the respective needs and priorities of men and women in Sfantu Gheorghe.
As part of the EBRD Gender Action Plan, a pilot project to mainstream gender in the Municipal and Environmental Infrastructure sector was developed and implemented. OPM were selected to undertake the Sfantu Gheorghe Municipality Project for street and lighting rehabilitation. The project entailed modernisation of streets and public lighting in the centre of Sfantu Gheorghe. The rehabilitation works for approximately 30km of primary and secondary streets included the renewal of pavements, building new central pedestrian areas and upgrading sewage and water pipelines along the streets. Urban development and rehabilitation are often seen as gender neutral, but this is often not the case. When gender needs are not taken into consideration in planning the layout of streets, identifying pedestrian areas and identifying traffic control mechanisms and transport services, the needs of a large section of the population may not be met. OPM were asked to identify how and where current plans, with respect to the rehabilitation of the roads, lay out of pedestrian areas and street lighting, may be adapted to better take into account the respective needs and priorities of men and women in Sfantu Gheorghe.