Women: A Turning Point of Urban Resilience in the Post-COVID-19 Era: The Case Study of Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The study's objective was to identify and analyze changes in resilience indicators and their four dimensions. This study aims to investigate the capacities of women in Tehran in the context of urban resilience in the post-COVID-19 era, which has witnessed multiple surges of COVID-19 cases. The Delphi technique was employed in this study to determine appropriate indicators for decision-making. The questionnaire focused on women's roles in the city's safety, their control over the situation during or before the crisis, and their knowledge of the environment and risk factors. The efficiency of the questionnaires was 100% due to the researchers' knowledge of the target group's conditions in the first stage of the Delphi technique. The participants for the study were selected based on their familiarity with the safety conditions in District 14 of Tehran Municipality. The results revealed that women in the post-COVID-19 period are expected to exhibit a higher level of physical resilience at 81.21% and social resilience at 70.15%. The results introduce women as potential/active managers in the post-COVID-19 era. The findings may help urban planners to consider such conditions in their planning charts. What distinguishes this study from other studies is its focus on the target group, and position of women for urban planning; it will be possible to increase resilience with the help of women.

Keywords

• empowerment
• human communication
• post-pandemic
• urban safety
• women