Disaster resilience framework indicators for a city's disaster resilience planning strategy

Area of Science:

• Urban Planning
• Disaster Risk Management
• Environmental Science

Background:

• Assessing urban disaster resilience is crucial for understanding city risks.
• The City of Tshwane faces challenges in determining and mapping its disaster resilience levels.
• Effective disaster resilience requires coordinated commitment from multiple stakeholders.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop disaster resilience framework indicators for the City of Tshwane.
• To determine the current disaster resilience level of the City of Tshwane.
• To contribute to the city's disaster resilience and sustainable development planning.

Main Methods:

• Qualitative case study design.
• Data collection through document analysis.
• Data collection through one-on-one interviews with key role players.

Main Results:

• Ten essential disaster resilience framework indicators were identified.
• The indicators are designed to assist the City of Tshwane in its resilience-building efforts.
• The framework provides a basis for measuring and enhancing urban disaster resilience.

Conclusions:

• The developed indicators are vital for the City of Tshwane's disaster resilience assessment.
• The framework supports strategic planning for a more resilient and sustainable urban future.
• Implementing these indicators can enhance the city's capacity to manage and mitigate disaster risks.