Title: A strategic framework for resilient and sustainable urban infrastructure systems - an overview, modelling, design and assessment

Authors: Wael A. Altabey; Mohammad Noori; Ying Zhao

Addresses: International Institute for Urban Systems Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing (210096), China; Nanjing Zhixing Information Technology Co., Ltd., Andemen Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University, Alexandria (21544), Egypt ' Department of Mechanical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California, USA ' International Institute for Urban Systems Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing (210096), China

Abstract: In this paper, basic concepts of resilience, ecology and sustainability are introduced first. Then, associated performance metrics and interdependency of critical infrastructure systems are presented and discussed. Moreover, the importance of big data (BD) and data mining (DM), as emerging themes in this field, is discussed. Other relevant issues such as how to foster decision making and accountability to plan for any expansion in resilience services, resources, and the associated performance metrics and interdependency of critical infrastructure systems are presented. It is the recommendation of this study that due to the difficulty and complexity of resilience, and its definitional ambiguity, the ability to assess such a concept helps to bridge the gap between theory and application, and between the academic and the policy circles. A framework for creating resilient, ecological and sustainable infrastructure systems is also proposed, as a recommendation, in a more holistic and comprehensive way.

Keywords: infrastructure systems; resilience metrics; interdependency; resilience capacity; resilient; ecological and sustainable systems; resilience assessment method.

DOI: 10.1504/IJSMSS.2021.115788

International Journal of Sustainable Materials and Structural Systems, 2021 Vol.5 No.1/2, pp.121 - 146

Received: 06 Feb 2020
Accepted: 02 Apr 2020
Published online: 22 Jun 2021 *