Overview

SIST ISO 37123:2023 - Sustainable cities and communities: Indicators for resilient cities defines a set of standardized resilience indicators, together with clear definitions and measurement methodologies, for assessing urban resilience. Applicable to any city, municipality or local government regardless of size or location, the standard enables comparable and verifiable measurement of a city’s capacity to maintain and improve services and quality of life under stresses and shocks. SIST ISO 37123:2023 is the Slovenian adoption of ISO 37123:2019 and is intended to be used alongside ISO 37120 and in accordance with the principles in ISO 37101.

Key topics and technical requirements

The standard specifies indicator frameworks, data requirements and interpretation guidance across multiple technical areas. Key topics include:

Economy
- Historical and average annual disaster losses as a percentage of city product
- Insurance coverage metrics (percentage of properties insured; insured value vs value at risk)
- Employment concentration and informal employment indicators
- Household disposable income considerations
Education
- Percentage of schools teaching emergency preparedness and disaster risk reduction
- Population training in preparedness and alternative-language emergency publications
- Measurement of educational disruption after events
Energy
- Diversity of electricity sources (number providing ≥5% of supply)
- Electricity supply capacity relative to peak demand
- Percentage of critical facilities served by off-grid energy systems
Environment and climate change
- Urban heat island magnitude and monitoring
- Extent of ecosystem restoration and ecological evaluations of natural areas
- Frequency tracking of extreme rainfall, heat and cold events

Technical requirements focus on standardized definitions, documented data sources, reporting formats and interpretation guidance so city-to-city comparisons are meaningful and verifiable.

Practical applications - who uses it and why

SIST ISO 37123:2023 is useful for:

City governments, municipal planners and resilience officers - to benchmark resilience, inform risk-reduction strategies and prioritize investments.
Sustainability and emergency management teams - for monitoring preparedness training, critical infrastructure robustness and energy resilience.
Consultants, researchers and NGOs - to evaluate program effectiveness and support grant applications or recovery planning.
Policy-makers and funders - to justify funding, measure outcomes and align with international resilience goals.

Common uses: resilience diagnostics, performance monitoring, policy development, emergency planning, climate adaptation tracking and international reporting.

Related standards

ISO 37120 - city indicators for services and quality of life (recommended for combined implementation)
ISO 37101 - sustainable development and community management principles (guiding framework)

Implementing SIST ISO 37123:2023 helps cities adopt consistent, evidence-based city resilience metrics and supports data-driven decisions for sustainable, resilient urban development.

Overview

Key topics and technical requirements

The standard specifies indicator frameworks, data requirements and interpretation guidance across multiple technical areas. Key topics include:

Economy
- Historical and average annual disaster losses as a percentage of city product
- Insurance coverage metrics (percentage of properties insured; insured value vs value at risk)
- Employment concentration and informal employment indicators
- Household disposable income considerations
Education
- Percentage of schools teaching emergency preparedness and disaster risk reduction
- Population training in preparedness and alternative-language emergency publications
- Measurement of educational disruption after events
Energy
- Diversity of electricity sources (number providing ≥5% of supply)
- Electricity supply capacity relative to peak demand
- Percentage of critical facilities served by off-grid energy systems
Environment and climate change
- Urban heat island magnitude and monitoring
- Extent of ecosystem restoration and ecological evaluations of natural areas
- Frequency tracking of extreme rainfall, heat and cold events

Technical requirements focus on standardized definitions, documented data sources, reporting formats and interpretation guidance so city-to-city comparisons are meaningful and verifiable.

Practical applications - who uses it and why

SIST ISO 37123:2023 is useful for:

City governments, municipal planners and resilience officers - to benchmark resilience, inform risk-reduction strategies and prioritize investments.
Sustainability and emergency management teams - for monitoring preparedness training, critical infrastructure robustness and energy resilience.
Consultants, researchers and NGOs - to evaluate program effectiveness and support grant applications or recovery planning.
Policy-makers and funders - to justify funding, measure outcomes and align with international resilience goals.

Common uses: resilience diagnostics, performance monitoring, policy development, emergency planning, climate adaptation tracking and international reporting.

Related standards

ISO 37120 - city indicators for services and quality of life (recommended for combined implementation)
ISO 37101 - sustainable development and community management principles (guiding framework)

Implementing SIST ISO 37123:2023 helps cities adopt consistent, evidence-based city resilience metrics and supports data-driven decisions for sustainable, resilient urban development.

SIST ISO 37123:2023 PDF

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Abstract

Overview

Key topics and technical requirements

Practical applications - who uses it and why

Related standards

Related standards

Abstract

Overview

Key topics and technical requirements

Practical applications - who uses it and why

Related standards

Related standards

Sustainable cities and communities — Indicators for resilient cities

Sustainable cities and communities - Indicators for city services and quality of life

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