A Prospective Approach for Cities in Transformation: Vision of the Leipzig Charter in the Light of the Covid-19 Experience

Ryser, Judith and Franchini, Teresa (2021) A Prospective Approach for Cities in Transformation: Vision of the Leipzig Charter in the Light of the Covid-19 Experience. CITIES 20.50 – Creating Habitats for the 3rd Millennium: Smart – Sustainable – Climate Neutral. Proceedings of REAL CORP 2021, 26th International Conference on Urban Development, Regional Planning and Information Society. pp. 19-31. ISSN 2521-3938

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Abstract

Covid-19 acted as a trigger of an extreme situation that affected all aspects of life worldwide. Its effects on cities have been and are devastating. Covid-19 also revealed the lack of resolution of previous persistent urban problems and the reluctance of many governments to face up to short-term, politically unpopular solutions. Conversely, the pandemic has led to the emergence of trends whose effects could give rise to new sustainable urban dynamics in the medium and long term. The paper explores how positive and negative changes of the built environment and its uses altered by the pandemic could be harnessed as lessons for sustainable post-Covid-19 urban development. It concentrates on identifying the main challenges of the Leipzig Charter's objectives - the "just, green and productive" city, pillars of sustainable urban development - to cope with the effects of worldwide calamities. The global and all-pervasive nature of the pandemic offers planners an opportunity to reflect on prospective scenarios that address truly resilient urban development.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: planning for the new normal, EU Leipzig charter, Covid-19 pandemic, scenarios, cities for the common good
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Depositing User: REAL CORP Administrator
Date Deposited: 24 Sep 2021 16:07
Last Modified: 17 Oct 2021 17:17
URI: http://repository.corp.at/id/eprint/731

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