PSI - Issue 55

Seyed MHS Rezvani et al. / Procedia Structural Integrity 55 (2024) 72–79 Seyed MHS Rezvani, Maria Joao Falcao, Nuno Marques de Almeida / Structural Integrity Procedia 00 (2023) 000 – 000 3

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Fig 1. a) Yearly Publication Trend in Urban Resilience and Climate Change Research (2008-2023): An Increase in Scholarly Attention. b) Interdisciplinary Engagement in Urban Resilience and Climate Change Research: Document Distribution across Diverse Subject Areas Various fields have contributed to the discourse on urban resilience and climate change. Engineering and Energy address technical and infrastructural perspectives, while Computer Science emphasizes the role of technology. Business, Management, and Accounting, alongside Economics, bring forward economic and financial considerations. Other areas like Arts, Mathematics, and Psychology showcase the issue's interdisciplinary nature. The literature review, while thorough, remains concise to maintain paper brevity. Having set the context on the field's current state, the paper's contribution will focus on innovative strategies for urban resilience. 2.2 NETOBRA: A Cutting-edge and Game-changing approach 2.2.1 NETOBRA technical features NETOBRA Technology is a cutting-edge platform developed using tools like server-side rendering, JavaScript, ReactJS, Remix Run, Prisma, and GIS tools like Leaflet and QGIS. It delivers superior web performance, dynamic content generation, and robust mapping capabilities for visualizing climate risks. Alongside Python integration and an in-house authentication system, NETOBRA is primed for expansion, with plans to add advanced analytics and machine learning. Designed to empower insurance firms with precise risk assessment, it addresses the challenges of climate change by linking professionals in the construction industry. NETOBRA champions resilience and sustainability, integrating risk management and data-driven insights for developing robust infrastructure ( Rezvani & Almeida, 2021; Rezvani, 2023) . 2.2.2 Measuring the impact of NETOBRA on Urban Resilience NETOBRA is an innovative tool designed to bolster urban resilience by offering a suite of advanced features. It delivers a thorough climate risk assessment, spots vulnerabilities in urban infrastructure, and assists in scenario planning. By aiding urban planners, insurers, and policymakers, NETOBRA streamlines informed decisions, disaster responses, and policy crafting, all underpinned by its data-driven core and visual aids. It paves the way for resilient, sustainable city planning in the face of climate threats. In this section (2.2.3), the focus is on measuring resilience of vital assets through a 4-phase method detailed in Figure 2, emphasizing the cyclical nature of urban resilience. This method, which is aligned with the insights from Duarte et al., 2022, offers valuable guidance for entities like insurers and governments, enabling proactive measures like Early Warning Systems and efficient budgeting.