Place, Gender, Violence: Linking Urban Environments with Gendered Risks of Intimate Partner Violence

Source abstract

This article synthesizes interdisciplinary research to examine how urban environments shape the gendered risk of intimate partner violence (IPV), focusing on women's vulnerability. Drawing primarily from U.S. studies, we propose a novel conceptual model linking housing environments, economic environments, and resilience environments to IPV risk. These three pillars interact with societal factors, compounding women's exposure and complicating recovery. By clarifying these mechanisms, our model challenges assumptions that urban geography and IPV are unrelated, highlighting the need for further research into environment-based prevention strategies to address gender disparities in IPV risk.