The coronavirus pandemic has changed city life almost beyond recognition. Many people were struggling with loss, financial insecurity, and loneliness. At the same time, the crisis has made many things possible that were previously unthinkable or difficult to imagine – parks became open-air fitness studios, car parks turned into playgrounds, exhibition halls changed into hospital wards. Bicycles have been given more space on the streets in many cities, retailers and restaurateurs have become more creative and found new ways to serve their customers despite shop closures.
Many of these things have come about spontaneously, without any underlying strategies or development plans. they demonstrate a creativity we have not seen that we have not seen in cities for a long time. As the co-founder of Urban Change Academy, I was wondering: what can cities learn from these projects? This playbook reflects that approach.
Urban Creativity Now is a collection of impulses, observations, and perspectives on the Covid pandemic and how it is changing our cities. In three parts, we explore the question of how cities and citizens are dealing with this crisis and what options for action arise from it.
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Download "Urban Creativity Now! The Playbook for the Post-Covid City" as a PDF. The Playbook is licensed internationally under the Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 license. You are invited to share, experiment with, and build upon the content.