Scoping review reveals that safety concerns and infrastructural deficits restrict public mobility for women and girls, highlighting global disparities in gender-responsive urban planning.
Key Points
To investigate how existing literature on gender-inclusive urban planning addresses the systemic spatial exclusion and mobility challenges experienced by women and girls.
Synthesized 16 peer-reviewed studies published between 2015 and 2025.
Conducted the synthesis adhering to the PRISMA-ScR guidelines and the Arksey and O'Malley scoping review framework.
Safety threats, including harassment and insecure public transit, alongside structural deficiencies and socio-cultural constraints, substantially curtail women's spatial mobility and economic engagement.
A marked geographical divide exists, showing that participatory planning and gender-responsive infrastructure are relatively established in developed nations but remain fragmented and inconsistent across developing regions.