| ID | 179111 |
| Title Proper | Gender-biased Street Naming in Urban Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Other Title Information | Influential Factors, Features and Future Recommendations |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Bigon, Liora ; Zuvalinyenga, Dorcas |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article explores the present-day problematic of gender-biased street names as prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa’s cityscapes. That is, the abundance of masculine street names as opposed to feminine ones in the urban environments of this region. The article first provides a comparative view on the scope of this toponymic phenomenon in other geographic regions with relation to sub-Saharan Africa. It also identifies few decisive factors in the creation of the gender-biased urban landscapes in sub-Saharan Africa. These factors consist of: recent tendencies in critical toponymy studies; colonial and post-colonial cultures of governmentality; and inadequate urban planning legislation and vision as pertained by post-colonial states. This toponymic problematic is then exemplified in a site-specific analysis of the city of Bindura in north-eastern Zimbabwe. The article concludes with recommendations for designing a more socially inclusive urban management policy in the region, pointing to future research directions of this under-studied phenomenon in critical place-name studies. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Asian and African Studies Vol. 56, No.3; May 2021: p.589-609 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Asian and African Studies 2021-05 56, 3 |
| Key Words | Urban Planning ; Sub-Saharan Africa ; Urban Management ; Critical Toponymy Studies ; Gender-Biased Street Names ; Bindura/Zimbabwe |