| Abstract | As the world continues to urbanize at an unprecedented pace, cities face mounting challenges, one of which is the increasing frequency and intensity of water-related disasters (Benfield, 2016). The devastating impacts of floods, storm surges, and rising sea levels pose significant threats to urban systems and the wellbeing of their inhabitants. To safeguard the society, economy and environment against these risks, cities must prioritize the development and implementation of resilient strategies.
In the context of urban systems, resiliency can be defined as how the urban system anticipates, absorbs, recovers, and adapts to vulnerabilities due to water-related disasters while maintaining essential functions. Resiliency is crucial for reducing vulnerability and minimizing the long-term impacts of water-related disasters (Hoekstra et al., 2018). It should be noted that there is not yet a unified definition of resilience in the literature, and the above-mentioned definition is an example among concepts and ideas available in the scientific literature related to resilience. Therefore, different research papers may use slightly different definitions. |
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