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    "abstract": "Urban crises - floods, pandemics, economic shocks, and conflicts - function as accelerators of urban change, exposing structural vulnerabilities while creating windows for reinvention. Building on a prior theoretical contribution that identified fifteen principles of urban antifragility, this paper tests and operationalizes the framework through an empirical assessment of 26 cities selected for their post-crisis adaptation trajectories. Using a tailored diagnostic methodology, we benchmark cities\u0027 Stress Response Strategies (SRS) and then evaluate Urban Development Trajectories (UDT) across four weighted dimensions, positioning each case along a fragility-robustness-resilience-antifragility continuum and applying a balanced-threshold rule to confirm antifragile status. Results show that \"resilience enhanced by innovation and technology\" is the most effective response typology (86.9/100), and that six cities meet the antifragile trajectory criteria. By mapping best practices to activated principles and analysing co-activations, the study identifies a robust \"hard core\" of principles - Sustainable Resilience (O), Strategic Diversity (F), Proactive Innovation (I), and Active Prevention (N) - supplemented by operational enablers (e.g., anticipation, mobilization, shock absorption). The paper concludes by proposing an evidence-based, SDG-aligned operational model that links high-impact principle pairings to measurable indicators, offering a practical roadmap for cities seeking to convert crises into sustained transformation. Keywords: Post-crisis strategies, Urban antifragility, Sustainable cities and communities, Disaster resilience and urban regeneration, Risk governance and Black Swan adaptation.",
    "arxiv_id": "2601.10658",
    "authors": [
      "Joseph Uguet",
      "Nicola Tollin",
      "Jordi Morato"
    ],
    "categories": [
      "physics.soc-ph",
      "cs.CY",
      "econ.GN",
      "math.ST",
      "q-fin.EC",
      "stat.TH"
    ],
    "license": "http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/",
    "title": "Transforming Crises into Opportunities: From Chaos to Urban Antifragility",
    "url": "https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.10658",
    "version": "v1"
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