Document Type : Original Article
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Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
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PhD in Urban Planning and Researcher, Road, Housing and Urban Development Research Center, Tehran, Iran.
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Master’s in Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Given the increasing intensity of natural hazards and climate change, resilient urban management has become an indispensable necessity in large-scale planning. This study employs the Delphi technique, engaging 20 urban development experts, to develop key resilience indicators across five strategic dimensions: economic, social, institutional, physical, and environmental. The findings indicate that indicators such as economic diversity and equitable resource distribution (economic), citizen participation and access to services (social), leadership capacity and organizational coordination (institutional), speed of infrastructure reconstruction (physical), and ecosystem protection (environmental) were agreed upon as fundamental criteria for urban resilience.
The results emphasize the necessity of integrated urban planning with a simultaneous focus on these five dimensions of resilience, particularly social participation, institutional flexibility, and environmental resilience. These indicators, derived through a systematic process by calculating the average consensus among experts, provide a practical framework for evaluating and enhancing urban resilience. They can be employed as efficient tools at various managerial levels, from policy formulation to implementation. The outcomes of this research can assist urban managers and planners in assessing and improving development plans to better withstand natural hazards and climate change.
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