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COVID-19 pandemic is challenging some dogmas of modern urbanism
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Abstract The outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic has brought dramatic changes to many aspects of urban life. Lockdowns, the social isolation, constrains on mobility, the closure of schools, universities and other public institutions, have resulted in a depopulation of streets, abandonment of public transport and the limitations of human contact in public spaces. Some of the dogmas of contemporary planning, such as the pursuit of high building density, promotion of public transport and the strengthening of the role of direct human contact in public space to ensure safety have all been challenged. In this think piece, these negative trends are analysed and then an attempt is made to indicate how to redirect and use their momentum for the development of a post-pandemic city as a sustainable, friendly, green, smart and safe organism.
Highlights The coronavirus pandemic is expected to alter how cities are planned and governed in future. Some dogmas of contemporary urban planning are challenged by results of Covid-19 pandemic. Two alternative scenarios of the development of post-pandemic city are discussed. Rethinking urbanism will be more than a design challenge. The post-pandemic city will not only be a public health issue but also a political concern.
COVID-19 pandemic is challenging some dogmas of modern urbanism
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5285-8143
Abstract The outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic has brought dramatic changes to many aspects of urban life. Lockdowns, the social isolation, constrains on mobility, the closure of schools, universities and other public institutions, have resulted in a depopulation of streets, abandonment of public transport and the limitations of human contact in public spaces. Some of the dogmas of contemporary planning, such as the pursuit of high building density, promotion of public transport and the strengthening of the role of direct human contact in public space to ensure safety have all been challenged. In this think piece, these negative trends are analysed and then an attempt is made to indicate how to redirect and use their momentum for the development of a post-pandemic city as a sustainable, friendly, green, smart and safe organism.
Highlights The coronavirus pandemic is expected to alter how cities are planned and governed in future. Some dogmas of contemporary urban planning are challenged by results of Covid-19 pandemic. Two alternative scenarios of the development of post-pandemic city are discussed. Rethinking urbanism will be more than a design challenge. The post-pandemic city will not only be a public health issue but also a political concern.
COVID-19 pandemic is challenging some dogmas of modern urbanism
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5285-8143
Abstract The outbreak of the COVID-19 global pandemic has brought dramatic changes to many aspects of urban life. Lockdowns, the social isolation, constrains on mobility, the closure of schools, universities and other public institutions, have resulted in a depopulation of streets, abandonment of public transport and the limitations of human contact in public spaces. Some of the dogmas of contemporary planning, such as the pursuit of high building density, promotion of public transport and the strengthening of the role of direct human contact in public space to ensure safety have all been challenged. In this think piece, these negative trends are analysed and then an attempt is made to indicate how to redirect and use their momentum for the development of a post-pandemic city as a sustainable, friendly, green, smart and safe organism.
Highlights The coronavirus pandemic is expected to alter how cities are planned and governed in future. Some dogmas of contemporary urban planning are challenged by results of Covid-19 pandemic. Two alternative scenarios of the development of post-pandemic city are discussed. Rethinking urbanism will be more than a design challenge. The post-pandemic city will not only be a public health issue but also a political concern.
COVID-19 pandemic is challenging some dogmas of modern urbanism
Jasiński, Artur (author)
Cities ; 121
2021-10-09
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
Public space , Density , Mobility , COVID-19 , Cities
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