Thinking Public Spaces through the Spatiality of Arab Women; The Case of Nablus-Palestine (Publieke ruimte denken via het ruimtegebruik van Arabische vrouwen: het geval Nablus, Palestina)

1 INTRODUCTION PART I Women’s Spatiality in Public Spaces- a Feminist Perspective 2 Gender Conceptualization of Public Spaces- Alternative Planning 2.1 Public Spaces- General Concepts 2.2 The Interrelations between Spatial Configurations and Social Processes 2.3 The Urban Feminist Scholarship- When It Started? 2.4 Feminist Contribution to Planning Theory- Critical Interventions 2.5 Feminist Approaches to Planning- Potential Planning Interventions 3 Arab Women’s Spatiality in Feminist Literature 3.1 Arab Women’s Movement in the Middle East 3.2 Arab Women's Spatiality in Feminist Literature- Social Aspects 3.3 Arab Women's Spatiality in Feminist Literature- Physical Aspects PART II Nablus City- Public Spaces through the Spatiality of Nablusi Women 4 The Modern City of Nablus: Its Urban and Social Characteristics 4.1 Nablus City- General Background 4.2 The Urban Growth of Modern Nablus: A Historical Overview 4.3 The Main Factors Affecting the Urban Development of ‘Modern’ Nablus 4.4 Nablus Society – Social Features and Identity 4.5 Palestinian Women’s Movement- a Reflection on Women’s Status in the Palestinian Society 5 Commercial Spaces: The Case of the Modern City Center 5.1 The Use of the City Center by Women-Key Characteristics 5.2 Spatial Limitations of the City Center- Women’s Needs 5.3 The Strengths and Weaknesses of the City Center- Women’s Views 5.4 The City Center in the Mind of Nablusi Women 5.5 New Planning Interventions in the City Center- New Urban Experiences 6 Residential Areas: The Case of Two Neighborhoods 6.1 Spatial Imitations of the Two Residential Areas- Women’s Needs 6.2 The Strengths and Weaknesses of Residential Areas in Nablus- Women’s Views 6.3 The Social Spaces inside Residential Areas 7 Recreational Outdoor Spaces: The Case of Mutanazahat 7.1 The Spatial Presence of Women in Leisure Time- between Public and Private Spaces 7.2 Limited Outdoor Recreational Spaces - Women’s Needs 7.3 The Favorite Recreational Spaces for Women in Nablus 7.4 The Case of Mutanazahat in Nablus- Women’s Spatiality 8 DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS References ANNEXESnrpages: 204status: publishe