Broadsheets are bi-monthly research papers offering in-depth studies of topical issues relating to the planning and use of space from women's perspective. Click on a title to view a detailed synopsis of its content.

Please Note: Broadsheets 1-10 have been withdrawn from sale, but they are available for viewing at the WDS library (phone 020 7490 5210 for opening hours and appointment).

(007) Who is planning the future? Black and ethnic minority involvement in planning (May 2002)
(006) Gender on the Agenda in Europe (October 2001)
(005) Making Women Matter: Gender audits and impact assessments (September 2001)
(004) Planning for Zero Waste: How women can make a difference (April 2001)
(003) Women and the Greater London Authority: issues within the Spatial Development Strategy (December 2000)
(002) Women and Urban Renaissance
(001) Women and Local Transport Plans


(38) Powerhouse: the story of a women's refuge
(out of print at present)
(37) Disabled Women in London: housing transport and leisure
(36) Best Value in Local Authority Services: will women benefit?
(35) Somali Women in London
(34) Better Partnerships in Planning
(33) Women in Architectural Education
(32) Community Safety: A Community Development Approach
(31) New Labour: A New Planning Deal For Women? (Part Two)
(30) New Labour: A New Planning Deal For Women? (Part One)
(29) Lifetime Homes
(28) Gender Issues Within Planning
(27) Women, Housing And Regeneration
(26) A Forgotten Resouce: An Overview Of Women And Regeneration
(25) Policy Planning And Development Control: How can they work together to benefit women in the planning process
(24) Professional Partners In Regeneration: How To Achieve Good Practice
(23) Local Agenda 21: Implications For Women
(22) Building Careers: Training Routes For Women In The Building Trades
(21) Women And Planning In Europe
(20) Breaking Down The Barriers For Women: Implementing Planning Policies
(19) Public Surveillance Systems: Do People Benefit?
(18) Development Advice Work: Dealing With Realities
(17) Local Pride: The Role Of Public And Community Art
(16) Government Urban Funding: Winners And Losers
(15) Residential Neighbourhoods: A Place For Children
(14) Sisterhood, Cities And Sustainability
(13) Development Advice: Good Practice Summary
(12) Are Town Centres Managing?
(11) Street Lighting And Women's Safety




(002) Women and Urban Renaissance
This Broadsheet looks at future planning scenarios for the year 2020 and beyond. Lesley Andrews, independent consultant and Research Fellow from Bristol University led a discussion at the July 2000 LWPF event along with Pauline Hurd, a participant from a recent scenario building and focus group research programme.

(001) Women and Local Transport Plans
Based on a recent LWPF event, this paper considers the likely impact on women of the government's strategy for local authorities to implement five year Local Transport Plans and the potential of a Gender Audit to ensure that women's needs were met. Speakers at the January 2000 event were from the University of East London, London Planning Advisory Committee, LB Tower Hamlets and the Community Transport Association UK.

(38) Powerhouse: the story of a women's refuge
A group of women with learning difficulties design a refuge for women experiencing violence and abuse. This is the story of their participation and achievement in the design process.

(37) Disabled Women in London: housing transport and leisure. London Women and Planning Forum
Speakers include: Ruth Bashall, Independent Consultant on Disability, Equality, Access and Independent Living; Jill Stewart, Research and Public Policy Manager, SCOPE; Anne Frye, Head of Mobility Unit, Department Of Environment Transport and the Regions; Pam Moffatt, Dial-a-Ride and Taxicard (DART); Michelle Sokes, Co-ordinato, On the Safe Side: Meena Jaffery, Multicultural Officer, Artsline; and Vicky Waddington, Access and Design Consultant. Presentations are followed by three workshop discussion groups. (1999)

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(35) Somali Women in London
This report by Asha-Kin Duale, a Somali woman and community activist, aims to provide an insight into the lives of Somali women refugees in London, and the issues which concern them in regard to access to environmental services and housing.

(34) Better Partnerships in Planning: links between the community, voluntary and statutory sectors. London Women and Planning Forum.
This LWPF report addresses the issue of how to achieve better inter-sectoral partnerships. Speakers came from the voluntary sector (WDS and Docklands Forum), community organisations (Crystal Palace Campaign), the statutory sector (LB Greenwich) and the Sustainable Mayor project.

(33) Women in Architectural Education: set in stone or room for improvement.
This is a report of the keynote speech delivered by Leonie Millner, RIBA Director of Education, at the 1998 WDS AGM.

(32) Community Safety: a community development approach. London Women and Planning Forum.
This LWPF report explores some recent approaches to community safety which have taken a community approach, rather than relying solely upon physical or technological interventions. Speakers at the Forum came from the Women's Design Service, Hammersmith and Fulham Urban Studies Centre, and the Centre for Independent Transport Research in London (CILT).

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(31) NEW LABOUR: a new planning deal for women. Part Two. London Women and Planning Forum.
The contributions of the four panel speakers on the influence of New Labour. These included Professor Kerry Hamilton, University of East London, Women and Transport Poverty Trap, Helen Fadipe, LB Islington, A Local Government Perspective, Joan Hancox from the RTPI Equality Panel, How will the RTPI respond to the changes in planning relating to equality issues, Orla Murphy, Planning Aid For London, Voluntary Sector Aspirations for New Labour.

(30) NEW LABOUR: a new planning deal for women. Part One. London Women and Planning Forum.
The keynote speech of Nicky Gavron, then Chair of the Local Government Association's Planning Committee, addressing the question of what the new Labour government had done in its first year in office in relation to women and planning issues.

(28) Gender Issues Within Planning Education
London Women and Planning Forum
How are gender issues addressed within planning education, if at all? Should they be integrated within the curriculum or kept separate, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of each approach? Tutors, students and planners discuss the conflicts and complexities.

(29) Lifetime Homes An outline of existing guidelines and standards for the planning and development of both social and private sector housing and a general background to current design and development. It describes Lifetime Homes criteria and examines the benefits of incorporating them into new housing.

(27) Women, Housing And Regeneration 
London Women and Planning Forum
This Broadsheet discusses three aspects of housing provision in regeneration areas with particular relevance to women: access to housing, the politics of women's involvement in regeneration, and women's requirements within housing units and of housing environment design. (1997)

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(26) A Forgotten Resource: An Overview Of Women And Regeneration
Julie Christie, Co-Ordinator of Women's Design Service from 1996-2002, examines the role of women within regeneration schemes and suggests ways to increase their involvement. (1997)

(25) Policy Planning And Development Control: How can they work together to benefit women in the planning process? 
London Women and Planning Forum
Over the past two decades many policies have been created to ensure that women's needs and those of disadvantaged groups would be taken into account by local planning and development control departments. Since their needs remain largely unmet, it is clear that these policies have not been enacted. (1997)

(24) Professional Partners In Regeneration: How To Achieve Good Practice
Government regeneration projects require tenant or community participation, but housing professionals involved seldom know what good practice is. This broadsheet offers succinct advice. (1996)

(23) Local Agenda 21: Implications For Women
London Women and Planning Forum
This report summarises a lively workshop which which discussed how Local Agenda 21 initiatives around Britain have found new ways to reach and involve women. (1996)

(22) Building Careers: Training Routes For Women In The Building Trades
An updated look at the roles for women in the building trades, giving an overview of the latest training opportunities and funding and including a list of of resources for those seeking guidance. (1996)

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(21) Women And Planning In Europe 
London Women and Planning Forum
This paper explores the impact of European women-focused initiatives in planning and, in particular, the role of EuroFEM, a central EU network for women planners and women's organisations. (1996)

(20) Breaking Down The Barriers For Women: Implementing Planning Policies
The last two decades have seen a growing literature on women and planning, but how far have new ideas percolated down to urban and rural planning departments? (1996)

(19) Public Surveillance Systems: Do People Benefit?
London Women and Planning Forum
Two experts on closed circuit television in public places examine their use and abuse and whether they can deliver the safety promoters promise, especially to women, or can solve town centre crime. (1996)

(18) Development Advice Work: Dealing With Realities
A development advice worker gives her view, based on her work on a major Single Regeneration Budget Bid in Southwark, south London, on the way tenant participation ideally should happen, the way it all too often does happen, and offers practical suggestions for technical advisers. (1995)

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(17) Local Pride: The Role Of Public And Community Art
London Women and Planning Forum
Public art can enhance a space, contribute to people's feelings of personal safety and promote pride in their neighbourhood. Two artists look at ways in which their work has improved the areas in which it is situated. (1995)

(16) Government Urban Funding: Winners And Losers
London Women and Planning Forum
Funding for urban regeneration is now determined by a series of national competitions. Who wins and loses? This outspoken forum examines the realities of funding in the 1990s and looks at how, if at all, communities actually benefit when they "win". (1995)

(15) Residential Neighbourhoods: A Place For Children
London Women and Planning Forum
The UN states that planning without consultation is a breach of human rights, but children are rarely considered, surveyed or consulted by planners or architects. This forum discusses ways in which they can be involved in shaping the environment they will inherit. (1995)

(14) Sisterhood, Cities And Sustainability
London Women and Planning Forum
Sustainability is the new new environmental action frontier, but on what assumptions are sustainability theories and practical campaigns operating? And how do women's needs fit into these? (1995)

(13) Development Advice: Good Practice Summary
Community participation in the redevelopment or creation of new roads, housing, parks and other building is becoming more frequent, but community groups may not know what is entailed. This Broadsheet describes the stages of a development project and offers a useful overview.

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12) Are Town Centres Managing?
London Women and Planning Forum
The fourth LWPF report, this looks at women's needs in town centres, including access, safety and public services, suggesting ways to make town centres more user-friendly to women. (1994)

(11) Street Lighting And Women's Safety
For anyone concerned about the impact of lighting, or the lack of it, on safety in the street, this paper offers a survey of literature on the subject, explains the technical aspects of street lighting, and suggests how an individual or group can can make a safety assessment of lighting in their area. (1994)

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