Dynamic Response of Urban Pluvial Flood Resilience Under a Multi-Dimensional Assessment Framework

Ruting Liao, Zongxue Xu () and Yixuan Huang
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Ruting Liao: College of Water Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Zongxue Xu: College of Water Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Yixuan Huang: College of Water Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 22, 1-21

Abstract: With the increasing frequency of extreme rainfall events, pluvial flooding has become a critical challenge to the safety and sustainable development of megacities worldwide. This study proposes a multi-dimensional framework for assessing urban pluvial flood resilience (UPFR) by integrating a coupled hydrological-hydrodynamic model with system performance curves. The framework characterizes the dynamic evolution of resilience across three dimensions: rainfall characteristics, risk thresholds, and spatial scales. Results show that short-duration intense rainfall triggers instantaneous pipe overloading, whereas long-duration storms impose cumulative stress that leads to sustained systemic weakening, with the lowest resilience observed under extreme prolonged rainfall conditions. The specification of risk thresholds strongly influences resilience ranking, with the vehicle stalling risk (VSR) consistently showing the lowest resilience, followed by building inundation risk (BIR) and human instability risk (HIR). Spatially, pipes represent the weakest components, nodes maintain resilience under moderate stress, and the regional system exhibits a pattern of local weakness but overall stability, accompanied by delayed recovery. These findings highlight the importance of incorporating multi-threshold and multi-scale perspectives in flood resilience assessment and management. The proposed framework provides a scientific basis to support staged prevention measures and adaptive emergency response strategies, thereby enhancing urban flood resilience in megacities.

Keywords: urban pluvial flood resilience (UPFR); hydrological-hydrodynamic model; resilience assessment framework; risk thresholds; multi-scale evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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