Urban Recovery Planning System

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) for users who may not have expertise using available 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. The tool can also support participatory process, by allowing consultation, location-based feedback and ranking of priorities on any recovery project.

URPS is designed for scale, with the capacity to support other hromadas throughout Ukraine, and its modular architecture, with core functions, makes URPS customizable to other crisis-affected places worldwide.

UNITAC collaborates closely with the UN-Habitat Ukraine Country Office and the Ukraine Urban Lab, as well as with Ukrainian governments, to understand user needs and how best the digital platform contribute to the sustainable recovery of Ukraine and help build back better.