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Planning Education

Feminization of the urban planning discipline: developing a gender responsive pedagogy at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran

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Pages 525-546 | Received 06 Jun 2023, Accepted 01 Feb 2024, Published online: 07 Feb 2024

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