A review of urban resilience literature

Unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health: Role of the neighborhood environment

“…Planning for resilient cities and communities are important for future cities to better resist and bounce back from the negative impacts of unanticipated calamities ( Meerow et al., 2016 ). The current COVID-19 pandemic has caused a serious health crisis in cities worldwide and called for a significant effort to design resilient cities and communities ( Buyukozkan et al., 2022 ). Many studies have pointed out the capacity of cities to prevent and control the pandemic as an aspect of urban resilience, and highlighted the important role of urban planning and urban governance in enhancing the urban resilience against COVID-19 pandemic ( Allam and Jones, 2020 ; Chen et al., 2021a ; Gaisie et al., 2022 ; Megahed and Ghoneim, 2020 ).…”

“…Exploring the disparity in mental health impact among different demographic groups and its association with the neighborhood environment helps to better understand the synergistic effects of socio-economic and environmental disadvantages on mental health during the pandemic. Moreover, the current COVID-19 pandemic has caused a serious health crisis in cities worldwide and calls for a significant effort to design resilient cities and communities ( Buyukozkan et al., 2022 ). Therefore, our study also has practical significance, and informs policies on resilient communities and environmental justice.…”

Community resilience to pandemics: An assessment framework developed based on the review of COVID-19 literature

“…When disasters occur, communities may not be able to function adequately due to the emergency. Accordingly, because of the sudden increase in demands and decline in services, community life may be disrupted, which often cannot return to a stable situation per se [ 26 ]. Under such circumstances, actions and strategies of local governments and decision-makers become more critical.…”

“…Also, studies after the COVID-19 outbreak have mostly concentrated on the impacts on communities or the existing capacities to cope with this crisis [ 4 ]. This means a limited number of studies have provided a comprehensive assessment framework that contributed to community pandemic resilience [ 25 , 26 ]. Therefore, studying and evaluating community resilience in the face of crises, like the COVID-19 pandemic, that embroils different countries with different social, economic, and infrastructural capital is essential.…”

Policy Recommendations for Integrating Resilience into the Management of Cultural Landscapes

“…In order to protect lives, livelihoods, and cultural heritage, it is essential to enhance the resilience of at-risk resources by integrating resilience into cultural heritage policies [21]. Despite the plethora of studies on urban resilience [22][23][24], research on the link between cultural landscapes and resilience is still limited and fragmented. This study tries to fill this gap by looking into how policy recommendations could make cultural landscapes more resistant to natural disasters.…”