URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STRATEGIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

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Authors

  • Y. Sosnytskyi O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv

Keywords:

COVID-19, design environment, urban planning, approaches, principles.

Abstract

The article indicates that from the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, the scientific community has been continuously trying to assess the virus, its socio-environmental impacts, regulatory/adaptation policies, and plans. The emergency is to develop pandemic-resilient city planning and management in order to tackle the infectious diseases during COVID-19. Such development includes the reframing of unsustainable urban patterns, hazards, and social inequalities to be prepared for the emerging cases. In this study, we focus on the assessment of disaster risk management (DRM), which will help to develop pandemic-resilient urban strategies (response, mitigation, and preparedness phase) through analyzing previously published literature. The article presents the Short- and long-term recommendations for pandemic resilience urban planning and design have also been provided. In the response phase, implementation of the smart and resilient city design and policies has been highlighted to identify disease transmission. In the mitigation phase, new technological approaches can be adopted for better management of present and future pandemics. The physical (urban access, infrastructure, environmental factors, and land use patterns) and non-physical (socio-cultural, governance, and economic factors) aspects of resilient urban strategies have been focused, which may help to develop understanding of health- and disaster-related risks in pandemic. In the preparedness phase, proactive measures such as capacity building of people toward any outbreak and different simulation processes (models of transmission pattern) can be adopted for future pandemics. We also discuss about the enhancement of urban resiliency in housing, public spaces, and cities that may bring the effective outcome of DRM framework to combat pandemic. The study focuses on the major lessons that can be adopted for post-pandemic urban resilient planning related to disaster management and climate change adaptation, preventing extensive challenges of sustainability apart. In the following months and years, it will be difficult to assess various changes to develop urban planning and design in the post-COVID-19 world. However, this study expresses the possibility of creating good opportunities for policymakers and city planners to undertake significant transformative and advanced actions during the three different phases of DRM. This study presents a novel approach to delineate the scope of DRM framework in achieving more resilient cities (RC) to tackle future pandemics. This study will also crucially help the planners and decision-makers in better assessing and addressing the strategic and resilient urban design and planning approach in future.

Author Biography

Y. Sosnytskyi, O.M. Beketov National University of Urban Economy in Kharkiv

PhD, Associate Professor of the Department 

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2021-11-30

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Sosnytskyi, Y. (2021). URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN STRATEGIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: Array. Municipal Economy of Cities, 6(166), 71–75. Retrieved from https://khg.kname.edu.ua/index.php/khg/article/view/5869

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Vol. 6 No. 166 (2021): Series: Engineering science and architecture

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