Volume 4: Policy and Planning

Cities are crucial in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, and this book explores how the pandemic and policies have changed the way cities function. It examines the advancing social inequality and suggests policies to contain contagion while managing the economy.

Format: Hardback
Length: 266 pages
Publication date: 22 July 2021
Publisher: Bristol University Press

Cities are crucial in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, as numerous measures are implemented at the city level and require adjustments to the way urban areas function. This book explores how the pandemic and the policies it has prompted have caused changes in the ways cities function, drawing from case studies across the globe. The contributors examine the advancing social inequality brought on by the pandemic and suggest policies intended to contain contagion while managing the economy in these circumstances. Offering crucial insights for reforming cities to be more resilient to future crises, this is an invaluable resource for scholars and policy makers alike.

Cities are crucial in combating the COVID-19 pandemic, as numerous measures are implemented at the city level and require adjustments to the way urban areas function. This book explores how the pandemic and the policies it has prompted have caused changes in the ways cities function, drawing from case studies across the globe. The contributors examine the advancing social inequality brought on by the pandemic and suggest policies intended to contain contagion while managing the economy in these circumstances. Offering crucial insights for reforming cities to be more resilient to future crises, this is an invaluable resource for scholars and policy makers alike.

Weight: 392g
Dimension: 133 x 209 x 22 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781529219043