Towns, Cities and Urban Design after the COVID 19 Pandemic
New Lives, New Values
The pandemic provides us with time to reflect on the kind of world we have been building. Do we continue to treat the planet and its resources as commodities to be traded for our own benefit or do we re-emerge after the crisis with a different set of priorities? Will we take short-term fixes for ourselves or leave something of value for future generations?
For urban designers there has long been a schism between what we value and what we too often build. The growth of our towns and cities since the mid-twentieth century has been a by-product of land-use planning whereby speculators in land bid for the right to sell land on to single-use developers, estate by estate.
So how might things be different when we step back out after lockdown? For most, the current changes to our lives are spatial: we stay home and away from colleagues. Will we revert to the same spatial patterns as before or will re-emergence be accompanied by a re-awakening to build the kind of towns and cities that we value?
Presentation by Roger Evans Studio Real
Open discussion chaired by Katja Stille Tibbalds Planning and Urban Design
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Related Events
'New Lives, New Values' has formed the basis for a series of discussions exploring
The Urban Design Group is hosting a series of webinars with experts and thought leaders to help formulate the action we need to take now to overcome this crisis and prepare ourselves for the next.
The events are open to all. Participants should also be aware that the webinars will be recorded and made available on our ideasSPACE Youtube playlist
