ABSTRACT
Literature on the impact of urban planning policies on crime is rare. This chapter outlines the role of urban planning in security and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (USDGs). The contemporary land-use and developmental models are critiqued for their correlation to crime. Comparatives of traditional and contemporary neighbourhoods from traditional and modern cities of India exemplify the deep connection between planning, policy and security.
Security engineering (as discussed in the previous chapter) needs integration into urban planning and policy. Reciprocally, the contribution of each engineered building constituent to counter terror and urban insecurity creates a pitch for integrated approaches to planning and policy with an underlined urgency.
Social engineering integrating inclusion, equitability and other UNSDGs are fundamentals of contemporary development approaches for the developing and developed economies alike. Their relationship with planning and security set the stage for further research and theorisation. The immediate context of ‘smart cities’ and the urgency to integrate these virtues of physical, mental, social and economic security is demonstrated from a multi-disciplinary viewpoint in the Indian, Asian and global context.
