Urban resilience, digital technologies, and the economic recovery of a city from the pandemic
- Public Administration Review
- 84(4), Jul-Aug, 2024: p.637-650
The COVID-19 pandemic has severely impacted the global economy, making recovery a significant challenge. This article proposes a theoretical framework to explore the interconnection between digital technologies and economic recovery resilience, illustrated through the case of Hangzhou, China. Findings suggest that digital technologies enhance resilience by sustaining collaborative networks during disasters. Key dynamics include government-sponsored platforms, public-private partnerships, and citizen coproduction, which collectively strengthen recovery efforts. The study provides a nuanced understanding of how digital technologies influence both theory and practice of economic recovery resilience in the digital era, offering insights for cities worldwide facing similar crises.. Pandemic has devastated the world economy, which has made global economic recovery a considerable challenge. When a city experiences disasters, it needs to utilize innovative governance instruments, such as digital technologies, to foster economic recovery resilience. This article proposes a theoretical framework aimed at revealing the interconnection between digital technologies and economic recovery resilience, and it presents the case of Hangzhou, China, to illustrate this framework. This article finds that digital technologies can foster economic recovery resilience by sustaining a collaborative network during disasters. This article also reveals that government-sponsored platforms, public-private partnerships, and citizen coproduction are the underlying dynamics through which digital technologies build resilience. This article provides a nuanced understanding of how digital technologies might impact the theory and practice of economic recovery resilience in the digital era.- Reproduced