TRI-DIMENSIONAL SUSTAINABILITY IN URBAN UNDERGROUND TRANSPORT (INTEGRATING ENVIRONMENTAL, GOVERNANCE, AND RESILIENCE IMPERATIVES)

АУТОР(И) / AUTHOR(S): Ghada Abdulbaqi Al-Ssadah, Mohammed Mokhtar Ali, Yuan Hong, Zoran Đukanović

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DOI:  10.46793/ACUUS2025.8.5.124

САЖЕТАК / ABSTRACT:

Urban underground transport (UUT) systems are increasingly critical for sustainable urban development, yet their purported benefits require systematic reassessment through integrated analytical frameworks. This study introduces a novel tri-dimensional analytical framework that moves beyond these constraints by integrating environmental efficiency, adaptive governance, and contextual resilience. We demonstrate that geographical bias in case studies (75% focused on Global North), fragmented sustainability dimensions, and absent standardized metrics—via a systematic literature review (2010–2023) of 135 peer-reviewed sources. Employing a novel tri-dimensional framework (environmental efficiency, governance coherence, spatial resilience), we demonstrate that net carbon savings from UUT are offset by 35–70% due to energy-intensive ventilation, with stark disparities between contexts (e.g., Stockholm’s 25% carbon surplus vs. Cairo’s 15% deficit). Resilience analyses reveal seismic robustness but acute hydraulic vulnerability, where 70% of failures stem from institutional-environmental-structural fragmentation (e.g., Kuala Lumpur’s 2022 inundation). Crucially, sustainability hinges on simultaneous optimization of: (1) environmental net gains (renewable energy integration), (2) adaptive governance (subnational policy capacity), and (3) contextual resilience (risk-sensitive design). We propose context-sensitive pathways: AI-driven retrofitting for Global North systems and phased modular financing (e.g., Mumbai’s sovereign bonds) for Global South cities. Future research must prioritize underground-renewable symbiosis, social recovery metrics, and computational modeling of tri-dimensional interactions.

КЉУЧНЕ РЕЧИ / KEYWORDS:

Tri-dimensional framework, contextual resilience, adaptive governance, Global North/South divide, sociotechnical ecosystems

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