Traditional urban planning practices for urban development in the developing world often fail to take into account the specific ways in which decisions on a policy level, as well as in implementation, can disadvantage women and girls in urban areas. The dimensions of gender in urban planning are an area that has been underrepresented in the literature on urban planning practices, although in the last decade some attention has been given on how to tailor urban planning practices to be more inclusive across genders. Women can be adversely affected by urban planning in a number of ways, both physical and socio-political. Transport access, access to sanitation and water, and access to clean energy are all areas where traditional methods of urban planning for development leave women and girls at a disadvantage
