A comprehensive study of urban infrastructure resilience in China’s Pearl River Delta shows overall improvement from 2018-2023. Researchers found significant disparities between leading cities like Guangzhou and Shenzhen and lower-performing regions including Zhaoqing and Jiangmen.
Urban Infrastructure Resilience Gains Amid Climate Challenges
As climate change intensifies and urbanization accelerates, cities worldwide are facing increasing threats from extreme rainfall and flooding events, according to recent research published in Scientific Reports. The study focused specifically on the Pearl River Delta region of China, analyzing how urban infrastructure systems are adapting to these growing challenges between 2018 and 2023.