by mbassmh3 | Jun 8, 2020 | Cities, Governance, Pandemics, Transport
Manchester Urban Institute blog MUI website We are living through a period during which cities are changing much faster than usual. Lengthy and conservative cycles of planning, consultation, policy development, budgeting and implementation are being bypassed by...
by mbassmh3 | Jun 8, 2020 | Cities, Health, Pandemics
Manchester Urban Institute blog MUI website Socio-economic inequality in cities has exacerbated the uneven impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with people in poverty and people of colour more likely to be exposed to and more likely to die from the virus. Accounting...
by mbassmh3 | May 27, 2020 | Cities, Devolution, Health, Pandemics, Transport, Uncategorised
Manchester Urban Institute blog MUI website One faint silver lining to the very dark cloud of COVID-19 is the positive effect the lockdown has had on the environment. As many employers have been forced to embrace remote working and with the restriction on...
by mbassmh3 | May 21, 2020 | Health, Pandemics, Uncategorised
Manchester Urban Institute blog MUI website The global outbreak of Coronavirus has prompted important questions around the impact of isolation on people’s mental and physical health, interactions with the environment, their relationships, work life and social life....
by mbassmh3 | May 13, 2020 | Pandemics, Smart Cities, Uncategorised
Manchester Urban Institute blog MUI website The Covid-19 pandemic has brought a multitude of deaths, the lock-down of huge populations, and the decimation of economies, not least in the UK. But here we take a forward look on cities and settlements of many shapes and...
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