University of Sistan and Baluchestan Journal of Natural Environmental Hazards 2676-4377 15 47 2026 03 21 Meta-analysis of studies on resilience to flood risk in Iran and the world Meta-analysis of studies on resilience to flood risk in Iran and the world 45 72 9104 10.22111/jneh.2025.50593.2092 FA Mahdieh Farvardin Master of Urban Planning, Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran Zeinab Adeli Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran Maliheh Bababkhani Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran Journal Article 2024 12 23 Research on resilience has been underway for more than three decades but has not yet been widely implemented in various fields. Disagreements in defining resilience arise from differences in perspectives on ecological and social systems and methodological methods. The present study attempts to take a step towards clarifying the dimensions of this concept, criteria, approach, scale of intervention and its applications against flood risk by meta-analyzing and systematically formulating the studies that have been conducted so far in this field. In this regard, a database of studies was formed and finally249articles were selected and analyzed by screening them. The structure of the articles, including methodology, proposed criteria, scale of study and models used in them, was analyzed, so that through this, the studies could be categorized and the differences and similarities between the studies conducted in the world and Iran could be determined. The results show that: Regarding the scale of research, in Iranian studies, the city scale(28 percent)and the village scale(19 percent)have accounted for the largest volume of studies, and in world studies, the scale of the urban river basin (30 percent)has accounted for the largest volume of studies. In the methodology related to flood resilience articles, all three quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches were observed. The difference is that in the methodology of Iranian studies(66 percent), most of the studies conducted were conducted with a quantitative method and in world studies, the qualitative method (46 percent). According to the searches conducted, studies on flood resilience in the world have been conducted in connection with other approaches such as smart management, provision of welfare facilities, urban infrastructure planning, green infrastructure, and social and economic issues. However, in Iran, most of these studies have focused on improving the resilience of residents in line with natural hazard risk management. The policies and issues raised therein are constantly being reviewed and evaluated, but issues such as air quality, smart management, welfare facilities, and biodiversity have not yet been addressed. This demonstrates the importance of increasing research on flood resilience in other areas of Iran. Research on resilience has been underway for more than three decades but has not yet been widely implemented in various fields. Disagreements in defining resilience arise from differences in perspectives on ecological and social systems and methodological methods. The present study attempts to take a step towards clarifying the dimensions of this concept, criteria, approach, scale of intervention and its applications against flood risk by meta-analyzing and systematically formulating the studies that have been conducted so far in this field. In this regard, a database of studies was formed and finally249articles were selected and analyzed by screening them. The structure of the articles, including methodology, proposed criteria, scale of study and models used in them, was analyzed, so that through this, the studies could be categorized and the differences and similarities between the studies conducted in the world and Iran could be determined. The results show that: Regarding the scale of research, in Iranian studies, the city scale(28 percent)and the village scale(19 percent)have accounted for the largest volume of studies, and in world studies, the scale of the urban river basin (30 percent)has accounted for the largest volume of studies. In the methodology related to flood resilience articles, all three quantitative, qualitative, and mixed approaches were observed. The difference is that in the methodology of Iranian studies(66 percent), most of the studies conducted were conducted with a quantitative method and in world studies, the qualitative method (46 percent). According to the searches conducted, studies on flood resilience in the world have been conducted in connection with other approaches such as smart management, provision of welfare facilities, urban infrastructure planning, green infrastructure, and social and economic issues. However, in Iran, most of these studies have focused on improving the resilience of residents in line with natural hazard risk management. The policies and issues raised therein are constantly being reviewed and evaluated, but issues such as air quality, smart management, welfare facilities, and biodiversity have not yet been addressed. This demonstrates the importance of increasing research on flood resilience in other areas of Iran. https://jneh.usb.ac.ir/article_9104_ccd3a816e93f8b2f2e84a343d5860e49.pdf