Volume 4: Policy and Planning

Description

Cities play a major role in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic as many measures are adopted at the scale of cities and involve adjustments to the way urban areas operate. Drawing from case studies across the globe, this book explores how the pandemic and the policies it has prompted have caused changes in the ways cities function. The contributors examine the advancing social inequality brought on by the pandemic and suggest policies intended to contain contagion whilst 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.

Testimonial for Tom Vickers Maxwell D. Hartt is Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning at Queen's University, Canada. Roger Keil is Professor and York Research Chair in Global Sub/Urban Studies at York University, Canada. Samantha Biglieri is Assistant Professor in the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Ryerson University, Canada. Pierre Filion is Professor at the School of Planning, University of Waterloo, Canada. Brian Doucet is the Canada Research Chair in Urban Change and Social Inclusion and an Associate Professor in the School of Planning at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Rianne van Melik is Assistant Professor in Urban Geography at the Institute for Management Research (IMR), Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

"This collection is jam-packed with useful planning and policy examples of how cities across the globe responded during the early months of the pandemic." Jill L. Grant, Dalhousie University