Smart urban infrastructure: Leveraging IoT for enhanced resilience to climate change

Promoting the use of smart infrastructure to improve adaptation to climate change impacts in urban settings is essential in reducing risks to the public, their well-being, and the economy. The IoT technology allows for constant monitoring and management of environmental changes, making urban structures much more resilient. Thus, this research aims to examine how IoT can help to reduce the effects of climate change, minimize the losses, and improve the restoration processes. It revisits the use of IoT in planning, monitoring, and managing the city’s use of real-time data, and energy efficiency. Furthermore, the paper also examines the IoT application in disaster management and its case studies including the smart cities of Barcelona and Songdo. Some policy implications and suggestions for future research are given to advance the understanding of urban resilience and sustainability. Thus, the results of the study stress the importance of multi-level approaches that include technology solutions, policies, and community involvement to develop sustainable cities that can mitigate and respond to the impacts of climate change.