Urban Recovery Planning System

Urban Recovery Planning System (URPS)

The Urban Recovery Planning System (URPS) is a web-based open-source digital platform supporting crisis response and reconstruction efforts towards building back better. URPS is a spatial decision support system (SDSS) that enables users to strengthen and apply their spatial analysis expertise, complementing the capabilities of proprietary GIS software.

URPS provides visualization and analysis of datasets on various sectors. Planning functionalities include reachability analysis and simulation of facilities.

Based on the visualization of data, an analysis of the urban profiles helps to pinpoint critical areas for intervention, setting the stage for strategic planning and resource allocation.

Users can use the tool to assess damage and repair levels, as well as the availability and provision of shelter and emergency facilities according to population distribution.

The design of the digital tool responds to specific needs and use cases identified in crisis-affected areas, and which contribute to preparedness, response, recovery and reconstruction. URPS includes completed prototypes that support comprehensive visualization and spatial analysis, able to identify service gaps, optimize infrastructure placement, and enable hromadas officials and planners to test reconstruction scenarios before allocating resources.

The tool offers individual access to each hromada, with a personalized interface. It can also support participatory process, by allowing consultation, location-based feedback and ranking of priorities on any recovery project. Additionally, a national dashboard is designed to currently aggregate data from nine participating hromadas, tracking recovery indicators per region and sector, helping to identify communities requiring additional support or in critical conditions.


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Who is it for?

  • Local and national governments
  • Urban planners and managers
  • Community organizations

Want to use the tool in your region?

Contact unitac@un.org for more information about how to use the tool in your region.

Partners

  • Hromadas: Makariv, Irpin, Drohobych and Kamianets-Podilskyi
  • Ministry for Communities and Territories Development of Ukraine
  • UN-Habitat Ukraine Country Office
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Features and functionalities

Through its map-based interface, URPS will:

  • Consolidate statistical, geospatial, and non-spatial data into a single platform, enabling fast, accurate, and evidence-based analysis for recovery and spatial planning.
  • Allow residents to provide location-based feedback and helping local authorities rank and prioritize projects according to proximity to essential services, facilities, and other public goods.
  • Reveal the social and economic value of land, connecting data on services, facilities, land use, and population groups to support fair and efficient decision-making.
  • Support and simplify the development of strategic and urban planning documentation, namely the Comprehensive Recovery Plans (DRPs) and
  • Integrated Development Concepts (IDCs) with more dynamic data visualization and analysis, moving past static maps.
  • Process and visualize more than 750 datasets in Ukrainian and English

Scalability

  • In Ukraine, all 1,469 local governments are required to adopt geospatial data, yet many face limited capacities. The URPS tool helps bridge this gap by providing a practical and scalable solution.
  • The tool's modular design and standardized data model make it easy to expand to new hromadas and sectors, while seamlessly integrating additional datasets, interfaces, or analytical features as recovery needs evolve.
  • URPS can also be applied to support recovery efforts in other crisis-affected regions within and beyond Ukraine.