Covid-19 and the Cities

Perhaps the most significant long-term effect of the pandemic will be on the very nature of the cities we live in. During lockdown, deserted city centres temporarily became eerie post-apocalyptic stage sets, but the more ...

Optimist or Pessimist?

The ‘Pandemic Perspectives’ academic discussion group has been arguing about the impact of the covid-19 since it was set up in April 2020 (see Group Membership section for participants and ethos). Given that worldwide deaths ...