Spaces

There are many ways to explore space. Like living areas, green areas or market areas. But also we can look space from the point that it’s feminine or masculine. Thru history most or our surrounding space has been masculine – business, political structure and economy has always been area for men and household and raising children has always been area of women.
You may say that after sexual revolution everyone on every space is equal but the truth is still some places are directed to men and some are to women. Masculine spaces are places where traditionally have been more men, like bars, sport stadiums. Thou the number of women visiting these areas are increasing, these spaces are still masculine. Also areas what include danger, as is police, firefighting are masculine space. Female space is for example shopping malls, supermarkets and single family house.
Now the masculine space is under pressure to retreat to accommodate both men and women. Virtual world like movies, magazines and TV are not real places where you can be but these spaces offer a chance to reproduce masculine room that are in treat. Because there is explication what is expected from masculine space to be in world where women are getting more and more space. Before the workspace was area of men but women participation in business is growing with every day.
Thou the female space is increasing there is still hard for masculine world to accept loosing their hold on power. And thou both spaces has been blending to each other power is expected to belong to men.
Space can also separate as dangerous and safe areas in point of violence and crime. Crime is never spread evenly; it’s gathered to some certain locations (usually in poorer areas). The word crime is used in every case thou there is violent crime and poverty crime. And people are more worried about the rate of violent crime in cities and suburbs. The number of violent crime affects use of city space. For example if in public place the rate of crime is raising then the use of area is limited by fear to be a victim. And this may lead to moving out and thru that crime also devastates property values. In bigger cities, the rate of robberies and burglaries are related with use of drugs. Research has shown that fighting against drugs has lead to decline of crime.
But urban space is more than just masculine or feminine space, dangerous or safe areas. Urban space is a constantly developing room what is affected by politic, capital, trends, social activities, architecture, culture ect. Socio-spatial approach is analyzing and investigating different factors what have been and are effecting urban development.