Resources
CPRA is committed to being a contributor of knowledge and opportunities that enhance and grow the Parks & Recreation sector. Explore our library of resouces below.
Latest Resources
Designing for Inclusivity: Strategies for Universal Washrooms and Change Rooms on Community and Recreation Facilities (HCMA Architecture and Design)
This document explores the benefits of universal washrooms and change rooms and their provision in community and recreation facilities.
Female Friendly Sport Infrastructure Guidelines
The guidelines focus on three key enablers: Facility Planning and Design, Maximising Use (i.e., culture, programing, and Policy to Drive Change.
Gender Equity and Inclusion Facility Use Assessment (Sport Nova Scotia)
COMING SOON – A practical tool for organizations to identify strengths and opportunities to promote equity.
Gender Equity in Recreation Workshop #3 — Understanding How Facility Design Can Support the Use of Facilities by Girls, Women and People of Diverse Gender Identities
This workshop will focus on two basic elements related to gender equity and the design of recreation facilities.
#WomenSpatialActivism: Designing for the Re-appropriation of Public Spaces by Women in New Delhi, India
The proposal is to reclaim women’s right to the city through the recontextualisation of their public spaces which have been lost or need to be developed in urbanised India.
How women are reclaiming their right to public space in Delhi
Urban redevelopment in India over recent decades has had particular implications for women. Cities such as New Delhi have become sites for experimentation, autonomy and aspiration for women.
Gender sensitive public space? Placemaking and spatial justice through the perspective of gender
Gender Equal Cities, URBACT’s new initiative, seeks to highlight ways in which cities are driving change to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender Equality.
Gender Based Design
What does a #city look like from Her perspective? How can designs/plans respond to a #woman’s experience?
Safer Parks Standard
This Standard is a set of principles for managing public park spaces in ways that prioritise women and girls’ safety.
Safer Parks Project
Visiting parks is an integral part of everyday life, reflecting the vital social, health and recreational role parks play in towns and cities. Parks have numerous benefits for health and wellbeing yet concerns about safety can constrain women and girls’ use and experience of them.
