Urbanism Beyond 2020: Reflections During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Vinayak Bharne

Softcover | 12.7 x 1.27 x 17.78 cm | 160 pp

ORO Editions | 2022 | 9781954081079

Urbanism Beyond 2020  explores the concept of architectural "normal" and what that can look like as the world adapts after the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a hopeful book, seeking to find reasons and goals to better the practice of design coming out of a dark time.

Tackling numerous questions such as: Why is city making a health project? How are ecological and human wellbeing interrelated? How can leadership and governance help bridge gaps in our unjust cities? How might we renew our relationship with dwellings and neighbourhoods? How resilient and adaptable are our cities during uncertain times? Amidst climate change and global warming, is the pandemic a prelude to the challenges to come?

This collection of essays by an accomplished urban designer and city planner reminds us why the pointers to our future will not emerge exclusively from affluent nations or less developed societies alone, why we live in an interconnected world, and why the  COVID-19 pandemic is a crucial period to reexamine the impact of our cities on our planet's future.