Overview
ISO/TR 22370:2020 - Security and resilience - Urban resilience - Framework and principles provides a practical, policy‑neutral framework to measure, analyze and strengthen urban resilience. Aligned with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the New Urban Agenda, Paris Agreement and Sendai Framework, this technical report proposes using metrics and models to create resilience baselines (profiles), enable diagnostics and guide prioritized actions. It is primarily aimed at organizations responsible for urban governance but is applicable to any stakeholder involved in urban planning, development and management.
Key topics and requirements
- Framework and principles for urban resilience that are coherent with global agendas and sustainable development goals.
- Metrics and models as the foundation for structuring resilience assessment, monitoring and improvement.
- Urban System Model: viewing cities as integrated, interdependent systems to capture cross‑sector interactions.
- Data requirements:
- Urban context data (demographics, land use, governance, environment).
- Urban performance data (service delivery, critical facilities, social outcomes).
- Analytical lenses to structure analysis:
- Who (LGS) - local government and stakeholders.
- Why (SSC) - shocks, stresses and challenges.
- How (PPI) - policies, plans and initiatives.
- Actions for Resilience (A4R): diagnostic-to-action methodology for prioritized interventions.
- Assessment of standards and gaps: harmonization with existing international standards and identification of areas for future standardization.
- Informative annexes (A–G) detailing data elements, shock typologies and stakeholder considerations.
Practical applications
- Develop resilience baselines and profiles for cities and neighbourhoods using consistent metrics.
- Support evidence‑based urban planning, disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation and infrastructure investment decisions.
- Prioritize interventions and allocate resources based on modelled vulnerabilities and performance gaps.
- Enable multi‑stakeholder coordination across government, civil society, utilities and private sector.
- Inform monitoring, reporting and alignment with SDGs, Sendai and climate commitments.
Who should use this standard
- Local and regional governments, urban planners and emergency managers.
- Infrastructure and utility managers, NGOs and civil society organizations.
- National authorities, donors and development agencies seeking standardized resilience diagnostics.
- Researchers and consultants working on urban resilience metrics, models and monitoring.
Related standards and alignment
- References ISO 22300 (Security and resilience - Vocabulary) and was developed by ISO/TC 292.
- Explicitly aligns with UN frameworks (2030 Agenda, New Urban Agenda, Paris Agreement, Sendai Framework) and complements existing sectoral standards for emergency management, climate resilience and urban planning.