| Abstract: | Reviews the book, New Space for Women edited by Gerada R. Wekerle, Rebecca Peterson, and David Morley (1981). New Space for Women is the author's depiction of the need to formally establish a multidisciplinary field of women and the environment. The book is a collection of 17 original review articles selected from diverse areas, including urban design and planning, social services and academic research, organized under this common theme. The papers are grouped into four general themes: the domestic workplace, effects of urban design on women, women as environmental decision makers, and women as environmental activitist. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved) |
