Towards a systematic framework for the safe development of cities: resilience, intelligence, and sustainability perspectives

Under the combined influence of globalization and urbanization, cities are facing increasingly complex security challenges, which have attracted widespread attention from the international academic community. Research on resilient cities has been continuously deepened. In response to this trend, China has proposed the concept of building safe development-oriented cities. This paper employs CiteSpace to explore the development trajectory of safe development cities, examining current research progress from three perspectives: resilience, smart cities, and sustainability. It aims to establish a long-term vision, form a dynamic balance in the urban safety ecosystem, propose a "Trinity" framework for the construction of safe development-oriented cities, and outline future prospects for the development of safe cities.