Assessment of urban flood resilience indicators: a review of two decades of research

The disruptions caused by floods are enormous in urban areas due to urbanisation and climate change over the past two decades. Increased precipitation levels and urban development in India exacerbate the frequency and duration of floods. The present study identified a list of publications and research articles from 2005 to 2025 and further refined them based on the ‘United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 6, 11, and 13’. The bibliometric analysis revealed trends in publications from the past two decades and, through keyword frequency mapping, identified three clusters related to resilience, rainfall, and urban areas. The systematic literature review identified relevant studies to analyze flood-related factors, parameters, and methods, to understand functional flood resilience, the flood risk index, and the flood susceptibility index. This study identifies a research gap in urban flood resilience in India in the subject areas of Microclimate management, Institutional Mechanisms, and financial mechanisms, which justify further exploration.