Female Sense of Security in Public Spaces: The Case of Shanghai
Abstract
This study, based on the background of China's urbanization process, focuses on the issue of women's safety perception in public Spaces. Taking Shanghai as the research case, through the combination of questionnaire survey and qualitative analysis, this paper systematically explores the sense of security experienced by women in different types of public Spaces including streets, parks and public transportation stops. The research analyzes the key elements that influence women's perception of safety from two dimensions: environmental factors and personal factors. This research also uses theories from multiple disciplines such as feminist geography and environmental psychology to deeply interpret the construction relationship between gender and spatial power. Through this research the aim is to make up for the current situation of insufficient research in related fields in China, and hope to give some advice.
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