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Revisiting Urban Resilience: A Systematic Review of Multiple-Scale Urban Form Indicators in Flood Resilience Assessment

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  • Mahmoud Mabrouk

    (College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
    Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt)

  • Haoying Han

    (College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
    Faculty of Innovation and Design, City University of Macau, Macau)

  • Mahran Gamal N. Mahran

    (College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
    Department of Architecture, El Minya High Institute for Engineering and Technology, Minya 61784, Egypt)

  • Karim I. Abdrabo

    (Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt)

  • Ahmed Yousry

    (Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt)

Abstract

Despite the increasing number of flood studies, the interrelationships between urban form indices (UFIs) and flood resilience (FR) have received little attention and hold miscellaneous perspectives. Consequentially, this study identifies how UFIs at various spatial scales affect FR by synthesizing article findings and proposing insights for future research. Scientometric analysis has been used to analyze the gathered peer-reviewed articles from nine research engines without time restrictions. One hundred and eighteen relevant articles were included and thoroughly investigated using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) protocol. Our findings indicate that divergent and dialectical perspectives about the efficacy of UFIs are due to multiple disciplines, methodologies, and different case study contexts. The included studies were classified according to urban scale as macro (citywide), meso (districts), micro (block), and multi-scalar analysis by 80.5%, 6.8%, 10.2%, and 2.4%, respectively. Furthermore, the included studies were categorized based on analysis type into realistic case studies, literature reviews, modeling, and hybrid analysis, with 74.6%, 7.6%, 14.4%, and 3.4%, respectively. At the macroscale, city density and spatial distribution degree have the most significant effect on FR. At the same time, mixed uses, connectivity, coverage ratio, block arrangements, and street characteristics are on the meso and micro scales. Further studies on the trade-offs and commonality between UFIs, FR, and overall urban resilience are required to shape climate-adaptive, sustainable communities.

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  • Mahmoud Mabrouk & Haoying Han & Mahran Gamal N. Mahran & Karim I. Abdrabo & Ahmed Yousry, 2024. "Revisiting Urban Resilience: A Systematic Review of Multiple-Scale Urban Form Indicators in Flood Resilience Assessment," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(12), pages 1-47, June.
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