The Hidden Cost of Spaces Women Don't Enter | Diwakar at Jungli the Nomad

Half the public is being asked to share spaces that were never designed for them. Diwakar approaches public space not as a feeling but as a function. Safety, for women navigating Indian cities, isn't a vibe — it's a variable. Route, time, cost, perceived risk: all of it is being calculated, constantly, before entering any public space. In this talk, he makes the economics of exclusion legible — and asks what it would actually cost to design cities where the other half of the population stops doing that math. 🎤 Diwakar — Economist, Asian Development Bank (women's safety and public participation) Where WiFi meets wildlife — apply to the next Jungli the Nomad Festival: https://www.junglithenomad.com/jtnf #urbandesign #womenssafety #publicspace #junglithenomad #economicsofplace