PSS221 Urban Security and Resilience Tutor Marked Assignment 01, 2026, Singapore

PSS221 Tutor Marked Assignment 01

This TMA01 assesses the following course learning outcomes:

Marks allocation at a glance

This TMA01 is worth 50% of the final mark for PSS221 Urban Security and Resilience.

The word count for this assignment is 2,000 words. (Do not exceed or fall below the word limit by more than 10 per cent). Your responses should be well-researched and well-articulated.

Use at least FIVE academic sources other than the iSmartGuide. Times New Roman 12 pt, double-spaced. Ensure you use the APA Publication Guide (7^th edition).

Submission Instructions

Due Date: Wednesday, 2 September 2026 11:55pm

Submit your essay/report/write-up together with your cover page, in a single file (saved as MS word file), to the submission link titled TMA01.

Scenario 

You are a policy analyst working for a regional urban resilience taskforce. The taskforce is preparing a new cross-regional Urban Resilience and Security Framework for rapidly changing capital cities in South Asia and Southeast Asia. Each city faces a different mix of risks and pressures. These include climate-related hazards, overcrowding, transport disruption, inequality, safety concerns in public space, pressure on housing and services, and increased dependence on digital systems for communication, governance, and emergency response.

The three cities under review are:

• Delhi
• Kathmandu
• Bangkok

You will compare the three cities and explore how each one could strengthen its resilience and security profile.

Answer ALL questions.

Question 1

Question 1a (15 marks)

 Explain the relationship between urban resilience and security in rapidly changing capital cities. Examine how this relationship is reflected in Delhi, Kathmandu, and Bangkok.

Question 1b (20 marks)

As part of the project, you have been tasked to formulate a basic urban resilience management framework. Identify and briefly discuss FIVE (5) main components and analyse how your framework could be applied across the three cities.

Question 1c (40 marks)

Measuring progress in urban resilience and security is often challenging. Describe the importance of metrics in urban resilience and security. In your answer, provide at least TWO (2) specific examples of why cities need clear metrics.

Formulate a set of FIVE (5) metrics that could be used to assess resilience and security across all three cities. Explain and justify why you chose these metrics and how they can be adapted across the three cities.

Your answer must refer to at least one official plan, dataset, policy report, or government/NGO source for each city. For each source, you must provide the full citation and indicate the specific page number, table, figure, section, or dataset field from which the information was taken. You should also explain how this evidence informed your choice of metrics.

(75 marks)

Question 2

Discuss the concept of personal security in urban settings. Appraise how personal security concerns affect the daily lives of individuals by reflecting on your own experience in Singapore. To do this, you will include a series of FOUR (4) photos taken by yourself, showing public features that have helped shape your sense of personal security. Relate these visual observations to concepts discussed in class.

(25 marks)

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