Asghari, F.; Piadeh, F.; Egyir, D.; Yousefi, H.; Rizzuto, J.P.; Campos, L.C.; Behzadian, K. Resilience Assessment in Urban Water Infrastructure: A Critical Review of Approaches, Strategies and Applications. Sustainability2023, 15, 11151.
Asghari, F.; Piadeh, F.; Egyir, D.; Yousefi, H.; Rizzuto, J.P.; Campos, L.C.; Behzadian, K. Resilience Assessment in Urban Water Infrastructure: A Critical Review of Approaches, Strategies and Applications. Sustainability 2023, 15, 11151.
Asghari, F.; Piadeh, F.; Egyir, D.; Yousefi, H.; Rizzuto, J.P.; Campos, L.C.; Behzadian, K. Resilience Assessment in Urban Water Infrastructure: A Critical Review of Approaches, Strategies and Applications. Sustainability2023, 15, 11151.
Asghari, F.; Piadeh, F.; Egyir, D.; Yousefi, H.; Rizzuto, J.P.; Campos, L.C.; Behzadian, K. Resilience Assessment in Urban Water Infrastructure: A Critical Review of Approaches, Strategies and Applications. Sustainability 2023, 15, 11151.
Abstract
Resilient urban water infrastructure (UWI) is essential to maintaining public health and safety in urban areas and preventing consistent disruptions. However, UWI is vulnerable to a wide range of shocks and stresses due to the complex nature and interdependency of its components. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the advances in resilience assessment of UWI comprising water supply, stormwater, and wastewater systems. This assessment involves examining bibliometric analysis, developed frameworks to understand resilience concepts for infrastructure and society, strategies for improving resilience, and resilience indicators. The study findings indicate that resilience assessment has primarily been conducted in developed countries, highlighting the macroeconomic importance of UWI. Three major areas were identified for analysing resilience in UWI: system design, development of resilience concepts, and implementation of green infrastructure. It was also found that while resilience is commonly defined based on technical approaches, a more thorough understanding of resilience can be obtained through holistic approach. While strategies such as system upgrade, decentralisation, digitalisation, and nature-based solutions can enhance resilience in UWI, they may be insufficient to achieve all resilience indicators. To address the issue of proper comparison of different resilience options, comprehensive and qualified indicators and metrics should be extensively examined in future.
Keywords
Resilience assessment; resilience strategies; urban stormwater and wastewater; urban water infrastructure; water supply systems
Subject
Engineering, Civil Engineering
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