Wiwandari Handayani

Prof. Wiwandari Handayani serves as Professor and Head of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering at Diponegoro University, Indonesia. She concurrently leads the Center for Urban and Regional Resilience Research (CURE) and contributes to national climate policy initiatives including the New Capital Authority.

Her academic qualifications include:

• Bachelor's in Urban and Regional Planning from Diponegoro University
• Master's in Urban and Regional Planning from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB)
• Master's in Population Studies from Australian National University (ANU)
• Doctoral degree in Regional Development Planning from University of Stuttgart, Germany

Her research centers on urban resilience in climate-vulnerable coastal regions, with emphasis on flood risk governance, community-based adaptation, and sustainable land-use planning. She examines the intersection of rapid urbanization, environmental degradation, and climate change impacts through participatory approaches that integrate local knowledge with scientific analysis.

Analysis of her 2017-2024 publications reveals consistent focus on Central Java's urban challenges, particularly Semarang. Key trends include evolving methodologies from vulnerability assessments to transformative resilience frameworks, increasing attention to pandemic-disaster interactions, and growing emphasis on multi-stakeholder governance for adaptive water management in rapidly urbanizing coastal zones.

No specific scientific awards (prizes, medals, or fellowships) were documented in source materials.

Her research funding portfolio demonstrates significant international recognition:

• KONEKSI grant from Australian Government
• KOICA program funding from South Korea
• LUCE grant from USA
• Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) under Rockefeller Foundation

She directs CURE and previously managed the Laboratory of Regional Development and Environmental Management (2012-2021). As founding board member of Diponegoro University's SDGs Center, she integrates resilience research with sustainable development goals through networks including GCSMUS (SDG 11 focus), NUPS (Migration and Climate Change), and Global Resilient Cities Network.