I am thinking a lot about the notion of to which extent our behaviour towards life, places and people will change after defeating COVID19? Do we have the will to construct a new paradigm or we will be back to what we used to do? Your insights particularly regarding the relation between people and places are highly appreciated.
The world after COVID-19 will be different as it is after any disaster. And COVID-19 will accelerate changes that have been brewing in cities for a long time. The result will be a new kind of city, different than what we have seen before. A city that should be able to withstand shocks like COVID-19 in a sturdier fashion.
Some of the long-term effects the pandemic will have on how we live and work in cities, including a renewed focus on public health, more sophisticated urban design, fewer retail stores and a different kind of street life.
A changing office work environment
Office workers don’t have to risk infection by going to work and They’re just working from home.
How cities are likely to change after the COVID crisis is over. A more carefully constructed, safer public realm. More around. All of which will make cities better places to live.
I agree with Bita. things will drastically change on many fronts. We see a huge change in carbon emission and pollution due to global lockdown. So it's possible to clean the world. If we don't learn and mend our ways of living we will be doomed very soon.
There are many things will happen but I will mention the most important things; - World will go to economic recession if not economic depression . - Millions of people will lose their jobs and have extreme difficulties especially in poor countries and some european countries (God help them). - China will lead the world.
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has changed our lifestyle. When the current pandemic is over, it will change our approach. The world after COVID 19 disease will presumably be different.The atmosphere will definitely be purer than before. The result will be a new city with a change in the environment. Our activities will resume. We will go back to work, educational institutions, gather in markets, shopping centers and restaurants again. But it will take time for the people to recover from the shock they have experienced.
I think local authorities should pay attention to improve the health sector also the infrastructure to keep communication
Humans have a great capacity to put disasters behind them and get back to life and activities. Sure there will be some caution for awhile, but not forever.
The sooner the pandemic finishes, the faster everybody may forget. By everybody, I also include the authorities. Nevertheless, this event gives us a chance to rethink compactness, densities, poor quality housing, spatial management, community-level design, etc.
I have highlighted few others in the last chapter of the book "the city in need". Researchgate link is here:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/340663549_The_City_in_Need_Urban_Resilience_and_City_Management_in_Disruptive_Disease_Outbreak_Events
"Crisis is what suppressed pain looks like; it always comes to the surface. It shakes you into reflection and healing." Bryant McGill
Here you can read an article dealing with consequences of COVID 19 in public spaces and train stations more particularly. Paper is in French but with Deepl.com I guess you can translate it quite well. Or tell me I can translate it by myself !
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343880861_Quand_la_COVID_19_entre_en_gare_-_Distance_sociale_rapports_sociaux_et_spatialites_dans_l'espace_public_pandemique