Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(7), P. 2648 - 2648
Published: March 23, 2024
Climate
change
and
urbanization
intersect
with
escalating
danger.
Urban
areas
significantly
contribute
to
climate
change,
which,
in
turn,
poses
severe
threats
urban
settings.
The
frequency
intensity
of
extreme
events,
like
flooding
heat,
are
rising,
the
need
enhance
resilience
(UCR)
becoming
more
immediate.
Scholarship
tends
underrepresent
general
favor
specific
hazards.
This
research
seeks
literature
by
exploring
case
Shanghai,
China,
discovering
mechanisms
characteristics
UCR
governance,
examining
how
these
outcomes
formed
from
a
comparative
gesture.
findings
indicate
that
36.8%
26.8%
governance
strategies
reflected
regional
management
infrastructure
construction
led
Water
Affairs
Bureau
Meteorological
Bureau.
Furthermore,
30.6%
relate
Bureau,
showcasing
robust
integrated
flood
response.
Meanwhile,
15.7%
involve
boosting
responses
high
temperatures
better
monitoring
early
warning
for
increased
flexibility
efficiency.
Distinct
processes
floods
heat
mirror
hazards’
inherent
societal
perceptions.
With
strong
government
willingness
support,
Shanghai
has
rapidly
enhanced
its
capabilities
within
brief
timeframe.
Conversely,
addressing
emerging
risk
is
still
stages
evaluation,
due
lack
clear
disaster-bearing
system
identified
responsible
agents.
suggests
future
may
emphasize
identifying
critical
climate-related
risks,
expanding
social
autonomy
through
grassroots
self-governance,
procuring
economic
backing
central
government,
applying
tool
spatial
planning.
Cities,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
146, P. 104659 - 104659
Published: Dec. 19, 2023
Despite
the
wealth
of
research
on
smart
cities,
there
is
a
lack
studies
examining
interlinkages
between
cities
and
Sustainable
Development
Goals
(SDGs).
In
other
words,
limited
how
implementing
city
solutions
can
lead
to
co-benefits
and/or
trade-offs
for
achieving
SDGs.
This
systematic
literature
review
was
conducted
fill
this
gap.
Results
show
that
responsible
development/implementation
technologies
could
contribute
progress
toward
The
mainly
focused
SDG
11
(Sustainable
Cities
Communities),
12
(Responsible
Consumption
Production),
7
(Affordable
Clean
Energy),
6
(Clean
Water
Sanitation).
More
work
SDGs
needed.
There
bias
reporting
benefits
cities.
These
include
accelerating
economic
growth,
improving
efficiency,
strengthening
innovation,
raising
citizen
awareness.
indicate
catalyze
transition
sustainable
development
address
climate
change
challenges.
However,
requires
addressing
related
issues
such
as
privacy
cyber
security,
costs
infrastructure
upgrading,
rebound
effects
associated
with
efficiency
improvements,
biased
decision-making,
reproduction
social
biases,
digital
divide
skills,
misuse
AI,
legal
setup.
elaborates
these
offers
minimize
them.
COVID-19
pandemic
has
increased
attention
interactions
SDGs,
particularly
those
health
action.
it
also
cemented
many
new
unethical
practices.
highlights
governance/policy
challenges
should
be
addressed
ensure
better
It
concludes
multi-scale
transparent
governance
mechanisms
regulatory
frameworks
are
crucial
ensuring
support
resilient
Engineering Science & Technology Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
5(3), P. 984 - 994
Published: March 24, 2024
This
review
paper
explores
the
theoretical
constructs
of
urban
resilience
through
lens
smart
water
grids,
focusing
on
comparative
insights
between
African
and
U.S.
cities.
Urban
resilience,
a
critical
concern
in
face
climate
change
urbanization,
encompasses
capacity
systems
to
absorb,
adapt,
recover
from
various
shocks
stresses.
Integrating
advanced
technologies
such
as
sensors,
meters,
data
analytics,
grids
emerge
innovative
solutions
enhance
improved
management.
synthesizes
literature
intersections
highlighting
that
integrating
with
strategies.
It
discusses
implications
these
for
planning
policy-making,
considering
socioeconomic,
technological,
governance
dimensions,
reflects
importance
contextual
factors.
The
identifies
gaps
current
empirical
understanding,
suggesting
areas
future
research,
including
studies
interdisciplinary
approaches.
By
providing
comprehensive
overview
how
contribute
this
contributes
broader
discourse
sustainable
development
role
technology
addressing
contemporary
challenges.
Keywords:
Resilience,
Smart
Water
Grids,
Climate
Change
Adaptation,
Sustainable
Development.
Environmental Technology & Innovation,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
34, P. 103568 - 103568
Published: Feb. 9, 2024
Planning
for
extreme
heat
challenges
is
an
urgent
task
urban
planners,
designers,
and
managers
because
a
new
normal
climate-related
challenge
many
cities.
However,
how
to
integrate
existing
scientific
outcomes
achieve
the
transformation
from
research
practice
critical
question.
This
study
aims
frame
heat-resilient
infrastructure
system
management
plan
(UHMP)
better
promote
solution
implementation.
analyses
heat-related
challenges,
with
China
as
typical
nation
highly
urbanized
urbanizing
cities,
demonstrate
urgency
of
preparing
era.
then
elucidates
fundamentals
methods
UHMP
development,
structure
prevention,
preparation,
mitigation,
adaptation,
co-benefits
approaches.
Heat–resilient
was
framed
ensure
that
society
withstands,
responds
to,
recovers
heat–related
impacts
through
actions
planning,
design,
construction,
operation,
considering
structural
measures,
non–structural
approach.
Furthermore,
framework
developed
by
determining
key
mission,
components,
associated
agencies.
Overall,
this
provides
theoretical
methodological
frameworks
comprehensively
understand
solutions
increase
their
implementation
capacity.
Sustainable Cities and Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
103, P. 105252 - 105252
Published: Feb. 10, 2024
In
the
face
of
growing
urban
populations
and
their
increasing
demand
for
land
natural
resources,
assessment
ecological
resilience
has
emerged
as
an
imperative
aspect
sustainable
governance.
This
study
introduces
framework
with
potential
to
substantially
augment
management
practices.
It
is
focused
on
formulation
a
comprehensive
assessing
resilience,
which
applied
Tehran,
capital
Iran.
Our
proposed
Urban
Ecological
Resilience
Mapping
(UERM)
adopts
Loss-Gain
approach,
encompassing
both
environmental
risks
capacities
related
Tehran's
landscape.
this
incorporates
array
seven
distinct
indicators
twenty-five
variables
meticulously
designed
gauge
mettle
resilience.
The
findings
underscore
that
central
districts
exhibit
notably
low
owing
high
population
density
concentration
deteriorated
unstable
areas.
localized
nature
our
its
inherent
ability
discern
spatial
dynamics
contributing
factors
position
it
indispensable
tool
informed
planning
decisions.
UERM
not
only
facilitates
identification
areas
requiring
targeted
interventions
but
also
empowers
stakeholders
foster
more
resilient
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: March 14, 2024
The
significance
of
urban
landscapes
in
safeguarding
biodiversity
is
often
disregarded,
even
though
a
considerable
amount
conservation
focus
directed
toward
hotspots
where
land
conversion
happening
at
the
fastest
pace.
Maintaining
areas
not
only
benefits
environment,
but
along
with
social,
economic,
and
technological
factors
can
increase
stability
systems
to
disturbance,
concept
known
as
“urban
resilience”.
In
this
synthesis
paper,
we
explore
ecological
dimension
resilience
specifically
on
avian
because
birds
are
easy
observe,
relatively
abundant,
serve
an
indicator
overall
health
environments.
We
first
examine
discuss
role
environmental
stressors
associated
urbanization
ongoing
crisis.
then
provide
overview
characteristics
environment
that
may
promote
birds,
associations
between
social
economic
resilience.
Finally,
recommendations
future
research
regarding
strategies
improve
thus,
whole,
intersections
ecology,
ecosystem
justice,
planning.
Since
68%
world’s
population
projected
live
by
2050,
it
imperative
scientists,
planners,
civil
engineers,
architects,
others
consider
both
cities
natural
anthropogenic
stressors.
