Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake
This paper discusses the urgency of proactive approaches to urban resilience in the context of deepening climate change impacts and the rapid pace of urbanization. Due to the rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and other challenges urban areas face today, such as aging underground infrastructure that was not built to withstand stressors such as climate change, pollution from industrial activities, which have been distorted by overdevelopment. The analysis draws attention to the contribution of intelligent grid solutions, climate-resilient materials, and renewable energy integration in promoting urban resilience. Smart grid implementation alone is expected to reduce electricity use by 12%–15%, while self-healing concrete (a climate-resilient material) reduces maintenance costs by 50%–70% while extending the life spans of infrastructure assets. Moreover, this study underscores how digital twin technology combined with artificial intelligence-led predictive analytics to predict and avert infrastructure failures, while reducing downtime and costs by up to 30%–50%, respectively. The findings highlight the requirement for policymakers, urban planners, engineers, and communities to work together in implementing these mitigation strategies. Key enablers include public-private partnerships to close the funding gap and hasten technology adoption. This article concludes that investing in research, development, and strategic planning is the key to creating resilient, sustainable urban environments. © 2025 The Author(s). Deep Underground Science and Engineering published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of China University of Mining and Technology.
Department of Construction Management, Faculty of Technology Management and Business, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Parit Raja, Malaysia; College of Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China; Department of Regional and Urban Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Brawijaya University, Malang, Indonesia; Laboratory of Process Engineering and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Hassan II University, Mohammedia, Morocco; Laboratory of Water Sciences, Microbial Technologies & Natural Resources Sustainability, Faculty of Science Semlalia, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco; Department of Chemistry, Jamia Millia Islamia, Jamia Nagar, India; Land and Water Resources Engineering, IABE, CEAT, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines; Department of Mechanical Engineering; College of Engineering, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia; School of Renewable Energy, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Inner Mongolia, China; Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, Malaysia; Faculty of Engineering & Quantity Surveying, INTI International University, Nilai, Malaysia; Karshi State Technical University, Karshi, Uzbekistan
