Identification of Dimensions, Components and Indicators of Urban Pandemic Resilience based on a Meta-Analysis of the Literature

Using the components and indicators of urban resilience as an approach that helps cities to maintain or quickly return to optimal functions in the face of a crisis, can reduce the damage caused by the spread of pandemic diseases in cities and preserve the functions of different aspects of urban life. For this purpose, the aim of this research is to know the dimensions, components and indicators that are effective on urban pandemic resilience based on the approach of systematic review of past researches.

The systematic review method includes the stages of definition, search, selection and analysis. The process of searching for sources related to the research took place in January 2023. The initial search led to the identification of 768 sources. Among these, 89 sources matched the research topic, and finally 51 articles were selected for the final analysis.

The findings of the research indicate that the research in the field of resilience against pandemic crises has started after the emergence of the Covid-19 disease, and most of the articles in this field have been published since 2021 and after that, and more than 80% of the studies are done in Asian countries and the European Union. Meanwhile, the countries of China, Iran and the United States have respectively allocated the highest number of studies. In total, 57 components and 151 effective indicators were identified in the field of urban pandemic resilience. The classification of the components extracted from the sources in nine dimensions of intelligence, infrastructural, physical-structural, socio-cultural, economic, institutional, managerial, environmental and the competence and competence of the communities is proposed.

Based on the results of the content analysis, it was found that the infrastructure and intelligence dimensions are among the most important areas for improving urban pandemic resilience.