Category: Covid Urban Environment

Elizabeth Tuck on the post-COVID urban environment, and how we might build ‘healthier’ cities

Irina Kolegova on how the COVID-19 crisis has raised many people’s awareness of the importance of sharing public space.

Emily Morbey writes on the convenience of walking makes its health benefits achievable for many, while urban design improvements in accessibility increasingly facilitate wheeling

Zachary Elliott on how the 15-minute city can be a guiding light to help us imagine a liveable, healthy, and sustainable post-COVID-19 urban future.

Yanelle Cruz Bonilla on how the coronavirus pandemic has imposed lockdowns that have severely limited individuals’ ability to engage in activities.

Zoe Martial’s case study on income inequality in Saint Lucia and the impact of COVID-19.

Associate Professor Susan Parham and Dr Matthew Hardy on Face coverings, self-surveillance and social conformity in a time of Covid-19: a pilot study of public compliance with municipal rules requiring face masks to be worn in public spaces in Brittany, France.

Kavya Chowdhry on how multiple studies have highlighted how the pandemic has laid bare and exacerbated social inequalities across countries.

Nicholas Arbuthnott on how Passivhaus development can influence the way we live as part of a green post-COVID-19 recovery.

Anne Marie Sowder on the expanded use of streets, pavements, and car parks to include gathering and dining should be adopted permanently where practical.