Fourth International Conference on Science & Technology Metrics (STMet 2023): Proceedings
BITS Pilani, Dubai, UAE. November 16-17, 2023
Exploring the Dimensions of Resilience during Covid-19 : Unveiling the Role of Adaptation Measures and Recovery Interventions & Climate Action Synergies
Abstract: Amidst grappling with the complex human interactions and systems, cities recently stood at the forefront of a dual predicament and cohesively worked on the pressing issue of environmental crisis alongside tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite having some measures in place to combat the environmental concerns induced by climate hazards and maintain ecological sustainability, there is little evidence available of their effectiveness in recent times. Therefore, my research focuses on exploring the Social and Urban aspects of Resilience of cities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the entirety of this paper, the term “Resilience†is used to encompass both Social and Urban characteristics of Resilience as they attribute to the same phenomenon. To show the former, I exploit a quasi-experiment to study the impact of implementation of Adaptation Measures by cities as compared to those that did not implement them during the pandemic, on Social Risk attributing to Social Resilience. My analysis does not account for any heterogeneity among the cities selected for this study. In line with common wisdom, having Adaptation Measures in place results in an increase in Resilience. However, my research findings indicate that cities that implemented Adaptation Measures during the pandemic exhibited lower levels of Social Resilience compared to those that did not implement them. This finding is likely due to cities reallocating their resources and priorities towards addressing the COVID-19 induced concerns, which exposed the weaknesses of the frantic planning by the Government in these dire times. In addition, my research also aims to explore Urban Resilience of cities through studying the interplay between Recovery Interventions and Climate Action synergies implemented during the pandemic. The statistics indicate that only a fraction of the total cities had implemented at least one of the actions in 2021 with the objective of boosting Resilience. Correspondingly, the results from the descriptive statistics reveal that only one country, with two cities, successfully implemented all the synergies amidst the pandemic serving as an exemplary model for others to emulate for enhancing Resilience.
Keywords: Climate conditions, COVID impact Exploring the Dimensions of Resilience during Covid-19 : Unveiling the Role of Adaptation Measures and Recovery Interventions & Climate Action Synergies
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