In the movie The Human Scale, Jan Gehl and his people-centred approach to urban planning is presented. Examples from all over the world teach us how to make our cities more liveable and inclusive – particularly important now that Covid-19 is changing our cities!
Michelle, Isaac and Lorna share insights about how Covid-19 is affected informal settlements in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi. In their interviews, they talk about the specific challenges that the pandemic brings, and about community-based solutions.
Exceptional circumstances, such as the current pandemic, have important consequences for urban planning. Here, I look into public spaces and the changing idea of three places.
This article discusses how urban planners can make our cities more resilient, based on what we learned from the Covid-19 crisis.
