Urban resilience management in the face of corona pandemic (Case study of Isfahan)

The spread of the corona virus has gradually affected the whole world since 2020. This impact is visible from economic, social and personal aspects. The spread of the virus in urban areas is more severe for various reasons, and the performance of urban management in increasing resilience in the face of this pandemic is very important. The aim of this study was to investigate urban resilience in the face of corona pandemic as a case study in Isfahan. The research method is descriptive-analytical and based on field data collection. The statistical population of the study consisted of citizens over 20 years of age in Isfahan, which amounted to 1382112 people. Based on Cochran's formula, a sample size of 322 people was calculated.Examination of the difference between the mean of the test (-0.018) and the t-test equal to -0.644 confirms that from the statistical point of view, the urban social resilience index in the face of coronavirus in Isfahan is not desirable.The regression result confirmed that urban resilience management with a coefficient of 0.720 has a favorable effect and explanatory power compared to the corona pandemic. In fact, more than 72% can be effective. The greatest effect is related to social resilience index with 24% and then institutional resilience with 21%.