Volume 4: Policy and Planning

Geoff Deverteuil

ISBN 10: 1529219043 / ISBN 13: 9781529219043

Published by Bristol University Press, GB, 2021

About this Item

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.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Volume 4: Policy and Planning
• Publisher: Bristol University Press, GB
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1529219043
• ISBN 13: 9781529219043
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 5.25W x 0.75H x 8.25D inches 5.25 inches width by 0.75 inches height by 8.25 inches depth

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Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

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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.