**Sharifeh Sargolzae**

**1**

Section 1

Introduction

Department of Urban Planning, Zabol University, Zabol, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran

Section 1 Introduction

**3**

**Chapter 1**

**1. Introduction**

Introductory Chapter: Intelligence,

Sustainable and Post-COVID-19

*Samad Sepasgozar, José David Bienvenido-Huertas,*

Digital communication and information technologies were the core of businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Many businesses and tasks have been done remotely, such as business meetings, education, and e-commerce. There are many reports that show technology played an essential role in response to the

pandemic and is predicted to be the core strategy for long-term resilience.

the built environment. Then, suggestions for future studies are presented.

**2. Scientometric analysis of COVID-19 in the built environment**

carbon emission [12], smart home [13], delay analysis [14].

The scientometric analysis technique is adopted to identify key knowledge themes and map them to identity overlaps, gaps, emerging topics and monitor the growth of the literature with the included patterns. This is a recommended approach since many studies in the field used scientometric analysis techniques in different contexts such as lean construction [10], additive manufacturing [11],

The recent reports show that the use of digital technologies and further technical advances occurred due to COVID-19 in different sectors, including infrastructure and transportation [1]. The initial readiness for adopting the Fourth Industrial Revolution concept [2, 3] in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sector was helpful for industry resilience during COVID-19. The current reports show that the adoption process of Industry 4.0 technologies will be accelerated due to the community's higher demand in terms of working remotely with less human close interactions [1]. The current investigations show that site managers and operational teams in the construction, transportation, and infrastructure sectors need to monitor the progress of tasks and keep track. In addition, they should assist their team members and ensure they will achieve the project objectives, including time, cost, and quality. However, the investigations show that the lockdown caused many difficulties to managers' tasks and attending the construction site or infrastructures [1]. However, designers using digital technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM) [4–6] or Geographic Information System (GIS) [7–9] experienced much less difficulties. This chapter aims to provide an insight into the recent literature of COVID-19 in

Agenda for Future

*Sara Shirowzhan and Sharifeh Sargolzae*

Resilience Built Environment: An


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