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Retraction

RETRACTED: Ariyachandra et al. Digital Twin Smart Cities for Disaster Risk Management: A Review of Evolving Concepts. Sustainability 2023, 15, 11910

by
M. R. Mahendrini Fernando Ariyachandra
1,* and
Gayan Wedawatta
2,*
1
Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1PZ, UK
2
Department of Civil Engineering, School of Infrastructure and Sustainable Engineering, Aston University, Birmingham B4 7ET, UK
*
Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Sustainability 2025, 17(24), 11205; https://doi.org/10.3390/su172411205
Submission received: 21 November 2025 / Accepted: 8 December 2025 / Published: 15 December 2025
Versions Notes
The journal retracts the article titled “Digital Twin Smart Cities for Disaster Risk Management: A Review of Evolving Concepts” [1], cited above.
Following publication, concerns were brought to the attention of the publisher regarding an overlap between this publication [1] and a previously published article [2], produced by a different author group.
Adhering to our procedure, an investigation was conducted by the Editorial Office, and the Editorial Board that confirmed a significant level of overlap between these two publications [1,2]. Additionally, an institutional investigation report was shared with the Editorial Board that confirmed the concerns.
As a result, the Editorial Board have decided to retract this article [1] as per MDPI’s retraction policy (https://www.mdpi.com/ethics#_bookmark30).
This retraction was approved by the Editor-in-Chief of the journal Sustainability.
The authors agree to this decision.

References

  1. Ariyachandra, M.R.M.F.; Wedawatta, G. RETRACTED: Digital Twin Smart Cities for Disaster Risk Management: A Review of Evolving Concepts. Sustainability 2023, 15, 11910. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
  2. Balogun, A.-L.; Marks, D.; Sharma, R.; Shekhar, H.; Balmes, C.; Maheng, D.; Arshad, A.; Salehi, P. Assessing the Potentials of Digitalization as a Tool for Climate Change Adaptation and Sustainable Development in Urban Centres. Sustain. Cities Soc. 2020, 53, 101888. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef]
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Ariyachandra, M.R.M.F.; Wedawatta, G. RETRACTED: Ariyachandra et al. Digital Twin Smart Cities for Disaster Risk Management: A Review of Evolving Concepts. Sustainability 2023, 15, 11910. Sustainability 2025, 17, 11205. https://doi.org/10.3390/su172411205

AMA Style

Ariyachandra MRMF, Wedawatta G. RETRACTED: Ariyachandra et al. Digital Twin Smart Cities for Disaster Risk Management: A Review of Evolving Concepts. Sustainability 2023, 15, 11910. Sustainability. 2025; 17(24):11205. https://doi.org/10.3390/su172411205

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Ariyachandra, M. R. Mahendrini Fernando, and Gayan Wedawatta. 2025. "RETRACTED: Ariyachandra et al. Digital Twin Smart Cities for Disaster Risk Management: A Review of Evolving Concepts. Sustainability 2023, 15, 11910" Sustainability 17, no. 24: 11205. https://doi.org/10.3390/su172411205

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Ariyachandra, M. R. M. F., & Wedawatta, G. (2025). RETRACTED: Ariyachandra et al. Digital Twin Smart Cities for Disaster Risk Management: A Review of Evolving Concepts. Sustainability 2023, 15, 11910. Sustainability, 17(24), 11205. https://doi.org/10.3390/su172411205

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