Unveiling Urban Health Resilience in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic PRISMA Exploration of Key Parameters and Strategies

Urban health resilience is vital for cities, particularly during public health crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. Itrepresents a city's capacity to anticipate, respond to, and recover from challenges across environmental, social,and health-related domains. This study presents a systematic review of the literature concerning urban healthresilience, with a specific focus on identifying key parameters impacting urban health during the COVID-19pandemic. Using the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses)methodology, this research conducts an in-depth review of the literature from the year 2019. systematicallyevaluating studies discussing urban health resilience in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic in metropolitan areas.The study findings provide valuable insights by highlighting the connection between urban parameters related tourban form and the transmission of COVID-19, a recent pandemic. To reduce virus transmission during publichealth crises, cities must implement effective measures across various aspects, including cultural, spatial,ecological, and infrastructural factors. The article emphasizes the importance of strategic urban planning andresponse measures to enhance resilience against pandemics.