Building Urban Resilience Through Smart City Planning: A Systematic Literature Review

Highlights: What are the main findings? Inclusiveness, stakeholder collaboration, sustainability, governance, and public satisfaction are crucial to achieving resilience in smart cities. Strategic planning and integrated urban systems, requiring interdisciplinary work and public engagement are essential for fostering urban resilience. What are the implications of the main findings? Research and practice should acknowledge the need to improve the design and implementation of smart and resilient city concepts. Urban planners should integrate resilience into policymaking in developing smart and resilient cities. Smart city planning is crucial for enhancing urban resilience, especially with the contemporary challenges of rising urban population and climate change. This study conducts a systematic literature review (SLR) to examine the integration of urban resilience in smart city planning, synthesizing the current literature to identify key components, barriers, and enablers. The study found that technological integration, sustainability measures, and citizens’ participation are critical factors to the effective development of smart cities. The review emphasizes the need for an integrated approach to urban resilience, calling for continued research and collaboration among stakeholders. It highlights how urban sustainability and resilience should be addressed within an urban system and that interdisciplinary work, stakeholder consultation, and public engagement are required. It finally suggests the integration of creativity and diversity in urban planning practices and policies for improving vulnerability to modern-day challenges in urban contexts. It concludes by outlining implications for urban planning practices and policy development, advocating for innovative, inclusive strategies to enhance urban resilience.