%0 Journal Article %T Mujeres, vida cotidiana y espacios p¨²blicos en la regi¨®n metropolitana de barcelona: El caso de Ca N£¿anglada de Terrassa %A D¨ªaz-Cort¨¦s %A F¨¤bia %A Garcia-Ramon %A Maria Dolors %J Finisterra - Revista Portuguesa de Geografia %D 2010 %I Universidade de Lisboa %X the aim of this article is to discuss the daily use of public space by women in a working class neighbourhood, located within the barcelona metropolitan area: ca n£¿anglada, in the city of terrassa. firstly we analyse the concept of public space from a gender perspective secondly we present the research methodology as well as the historical and social context of the case-study. the third part focuses on the empirical analysis of women£¿s daily life and of the use of public spaces in the neighbourhood. finally, we draw some conclusions and put forth a number of proposals. the research presented in the article made use of qualitative methods, namely participant and non-participant observation, and in-depth interviews. %K women %K public urban space %K daily life %K geography of gender %K barcelona. %U http://www.scielo.gpeari.mctes.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&pid=S0430-50272010000200004&lng=en&nrm=iso&tlng=en