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. 2022 May 31;14(1):1264. doi: 10.4102/jamba.v14i1.1264

TABLE 2.

Emerging indicators across international city resilience frameworks, Sustainable Development Goals and Sendai Framework.

Indicator Key factors Disaster resilience scorecard (UNDRR 2017) City Resilience framework (Rockefeller & Arup 2014) City Resilience profiling tool (UN-Habitat 2017) City Resilience Action planning tool (UN-Habitat 2018) Sustainable Development Goals (UN 2015) Sendai framework (UNDRR 2015)
Governance and legislation Management and leadership
Commitment
Organisation
Political leadership
Strong leadership and commitment (p. 10) Critical importance leadership in form of commitment (p. 5) Role and place of administrators (p. 32) Urban governance (p. 9) Institution of global governance (p. 30) Strengthen disaster risk governance (p. 17)
Financial capacity Financial capacity
Financial resources
Economic growth
Investments
Understand economic impact of disaster and need for investment (p. 26) Availability of financial resources and contingency funds (p. 11) Economy and livelihoods (p. 30) Urban economy and society (p. 9) Sustainable economic growth (p. 25) Investing in DRR (p. 18)
Urban development Urban development
Urban planning
Land management
Resilient urban development (p. 22) Integrated development planning (p. 13) Urban planning and design (p. 36) Urban planning and land management (p. 25) Urban planning and management (p. 14) Land use and urban planning (p. 17)
Environment and Ecosystem management Safeguard and protect ecosystem
Ecosystem management
Environmental quality and planning
Climate action plan
Protect and monitor critical ecosystems (p. 42) Ecosystem management (p. 12) Ecosystem services (p. 44) Environmental management (p. 37) Sustainable management of water and sanitation (p. 22) Protecting ecosystems (p. 10)
Institutional capacity Mutual support
Education
Awareness
Stakeholders
Commitment
Partnerships
Strengthen institutional capacity (p. 30) Empowered stakeholders (p. 13) Stakeholder relations (p. 33) Partnership and civil society (p. 24) Partnership for sustainable development (p. 30) Collaboration and partnerships (p. 17)
Social capacity Strengthen social capacity
Social inclusion
Social protection
Participation
Capacity
Social vulnerability
Strengthen societal capacity (p. 56) Access to social protection (p. 42) Social inclusion and protection (p. 36) Identify poorest areas (p. 17) Capacity of local communities (p. 29) Social capacity (p. 11)
Critical infrastructure Infrastructure resilience
Maintenance
Contingency plans
Critical infrastructure systems (p. 64) Continuity of critical services (p. 12) Basic infrastructure (p. 36) Resilient infrastructure (p. 18) Resilient infrastructure (p. 22) Critical infrastructure (p. 12)
Basic service delivery Continuity of basic services
Urban elements
Safeguard infrastructure
Institutional capacity
Basic infrastructure (p. 22) Safeguard human life and health (p. 10) Urban elements: Basic infrastructure (p. 36) Resilient infrastructure and basic infrastructure (p. 28) Access to affordable services (p. 23) Non-disruption of basic services (p. 12)
Law enforcement Law enforcement
Crime prevention
Justice
Peace
Policies and programmes
Implement laws and codes (p. 10) Law enforcement and crime prevention (p. 11) Criminal justice and law enforcement (p. 41) Policies and legislation (p. 54) Peaceful and inclusive communities (p. 30) Adoption policies and programmes (p. 20)
Disaster risk management Identify risk
Risk reduction
Risk management
Safe cities
Disaster response
Disaster preparedness
Disaster recovery
Disaster reconstruction
Awareness and education
Risk governance
Identify hazards and exposures (p. 18) Reduce exposure (p. 12) Identify shock and stresses (p. 34) Urban disaster risk management (p. 9) Cities to be safe, resilient and sustainable (p. 25) Understand disaster risk (p. 14)

DRR, disaster risk reduction.