Post-Covid city: What are we talking about?Windows of opportunity for a more resilient and egalitarian city

  1. Alberto Rodríguez-Barcón 1
  1. 1 Universidade Do Porto
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    Universidade Do Porto

    Oporto, Portugal

    ROR https://ror.org/043pwc612

Journal:
Finisterra: Revista Portuguesa de Geografia

ISSN: 0430-5027

Year of publication: 2020

Volume: 55

Issue: 115

Pages: 237-242

Type: Article

DOI: 10.18055/FINIS20326 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Sustainable development goals

Abstract

As the pandemic progresses towards all corners of the globe, it becomes more noticeable how this crisis is undermining some of the central aspects that give meaning to urban life. In this scenario, future urban planning must learn to implement city models capable of responding to this kind of challenge. The constant reflections that appear regularly coincide in pointing out that COVID-19 has disrupted the dynamics of the contemporary city unveiling significant weaknesses in terms of management, social cohesion, and planning. From this evidence, scholars argue that a new model of the city will emerge once we overcome this crisis. But what kind of city? Through a literature review this paper identifies four central areas that underpin the construction of the new Post-COVID city, urging for a global and multidisciplinary debate and joint reflection on the opportunities that open in this context of global crisis.

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