Wiwandari Handayani is an Associate Professor at the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University, Indonesia.

She is an expert in the field of urban–rural linkage and regional planning. Her research focuses on urban and regional resilience in the context of disaster risk reduction, climate adaptation, and governance. She recently assisted the Semarang City Government to develop the Semarang Resilience Strategy and leads the governance cluster within the Cascading Semarang Consortium.