Exploring Gender Sensitive & Nature Positive Cities with May East
Schedule
Thu Jun 04 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
The Grosvenor Building | Glasgow, SC
About this Event
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Join us on Thursday 4th June at 6pm, doors open 5.30pm, for an inspiring and interactive evening exploring why those who shape our cities must recognise the gender imbalance and embrace a timely regenerative approach to create gender sensitive and nature positive places
A Timely Regenerative Turn for Cities That Work for All
How can cities be greener, wilder, more liveable, co-evolving, and poetic? Join international ly renound urbanist and UNITAR Fellow, May East for a workshop inspired by her acclaimed book What if Women Designed the City? Together we will explore how cities can be greener, wilder, more liveable, co-evolving and poetic.
Rooted in the richness of women’s everyday life experiences, May’s work offers a compelling perspective on urban development through the eyes of women from diverse countries and backgrounds, revealing untapped potential grounded in the uniqueness of their neighbourhoods. Drawing on in-depth walking interviews with 274 women, her book presents 33 leverage points for how policymakers, urban professionals, and communities can intervene in planning systems - so that cities work better for women, for girls and for everyone.
The conversation will be structured in three movements:
1. The Context — From Deadlines to Lifelines
2. Methodologies — Not Using Old Maps to Explore New Territories
3. Identifying Leverage Points — Small Actions, System-Wide Impact
The session will promote thoughtful discussion and exchange and will be followed by refreshment and networking in BDP’s Grosvenor Building studio.
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May East is an international urbanist specialised in nature-positive and gender-sensitive cities. A UNITAR Fellow, May works with intergovernmental agencies, private sector and regional governments in the creation of policy guidelines and systems interventions for accelerating the SDGs implementation. Based at the Findhorn Ecovillage for two decades, her expertise spans the development of 20-minute neighbourhoods and eco-communities. She holds a Master of Science in Spatial Planning with specialization in the rehabilitation of abandoned villages and a PhD in Architecture and Urban Planning on the topic What if Women Designed the City? May was awarded Women of the Decade in Sustainability and Leadership by Women Economic Forum in 2019.
Agenda
🕑: 05:30 PM
Doors Open
🕑: 06:00 PM - 06:05 PM
Introduction
Host: Ed Dymock
🕑: 06:05 PM - 07:15 PM
A Timely Regenerative Turn for Cities That Work for All
Host: May East
🕑: 07:15 PM - 08:00 PM
Networking & Drinks
Where is it happening?
The Grosvenor Building, 72 Gordon Street, Glasgow, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 0.00
