Smart city and crisis management: Lessons for the COVID-19 pandemic

M Hassankhani, M Alidadi, A Sharifi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 shocked cities around the world and revealed the vulnerability of urban lives and
functions. Most cities experienced a catastrophic disturbance that has lasted for a long time …

Contributions of smart city solutions and technologies to resilience against the COVID-19 pandemic: A literature review

A Sharifi, AR Khavarian-Garmsir, RKR Kummitha - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Since its emergence in late 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has swept through many cities
around the world, claiming millions of lives and causing major socio-economic impacts. The …

What determines urban resilience against COVID-19: City size or governance capacity?

Z Chu, M Cheng, M Song - Sustainable cities and society, 2021 - Elsevier
This study analyzed the effects of urban governance and city size on COVID-19 prevention
and control measures. Based on real-time data in 276 prefecture-level Chinese cities, we …

COVID-19 pandemic: rethinking strategies for resilient urban design, perceptions, and planning

S Afrin, FJ Chowdhury, MM Rahman - Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 2021 - frontiersin.org
From the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the scientific community has been continuously
trying to assess the virus, its socio-environmental impacts, regulatory/adaptation policies …

Towards building resilient cities to pandemics: A review of COVID-19 literature

M Amirzadeh, S Sobhaninia, ST Buckman… - Sustainable cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the global prevalence of COVID-19 disease, the concept of urban resilience against
pandemics has drawn the attention of a wide range of researchers, urban planners, and …

Technological innovations for enhancing disaster resilience in smart cities: a comprehensive urban Scholar's analysis

A Samarakkody, D Amaratunga, R Haigh - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Despite advancements, Smart Cities encounter hazards. Smart Cities' higher reliance on
interconnected systems and networks makes them susceptible to risks beyond conventional …

Restructured society and environment: A review on potential technological strategies to control the COVID-19 pandemic

RM Elavarasan, R Pugazhendhi - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The emergence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-
2) in China at December 2019 had led to a global outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 …

COVID-19 impact on city and region: what's next after lockdown?

M Kang, Y Choi, J Kim, KO Lee, S Lee… - … Journal of Urban …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT COVID-19 is unique in that it is spread through everyday contact with other
people. Therefore, social protective measures, beyond medical protective measures, such …

A hover view over effectual approaches on pandemic management for sustainable cities–the endowment of prospective technologies with revitalization strategies

RM Elavarasan, R Pugazhendhi, GM Shafiullah… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic affects all of society and hinders day-to-day activities from a
straightforward perspective. The pandemic has an influential impact on almost everything …

[HTML][HTML] The role of cloud computing technology: A savior to fight the lockdown in COVID 19 crisis, the benefits, characteristics and applications

S Alhomdy, F Thabit, FH Abdulrazzak… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The contagion of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) led to a global lockdown that put governments
in emergency mode. With the total number of positive cases worldwide exceeding the 97.46 …