Planning in the Face of Extraordinary Uncertainty: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ibert, Oliver; Baumgart, Sabine; Siedentop, Stefan; Weith, Thomas

doi:10.1080/02697459.2021.1991124

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“…Many scholars share the notion that COVID-19 will have significant implications in the way cities are planned and managed against a background of extraordinary uncertainty. [51] The importance of strategic foresight and preparedness, as well as the ability of societies to respond to chaotic events is more crucial than ever, and no single measure, discipline or policy domain alone can resolve these issues. Therefore, professions and disciplines need to combine goals, approaches, and concepts into a comprehensive strategy for safety and preparedness.…”

Section: Discussion: Early Implications For Post-pandemic Urban Gover...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Resistant, responsive, resilient cities: Urban planning as a means for pandemic prevention

Rönkkö

Juuti

Hentilä

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Although the environment has long been recognised as a key determinant of health, the linkages between urban living environments, immunological health and occurrence of infectious diseases are not well known. Healthy urban planning initiatives, especially in the Western world, have mostly been triggered by non-communicable diseases caused by lifestyle and dietary factors, such as diabetes. Since the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, a significant body of research has been published that examines the impacts of pandemics on urban resilience, policy and planning practices. In this paper, we synthesise key lessons and preliminary insights for pandemic-proof cities in the light of recent academic discussion. Furthermore, we aim to address the urgent need for integrative approaches to urban resilience that consider human and environmental health holistically and contribute to comprehensive societal security.

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Section: Discussion: Early Implications For Post-pandemic Urban Gover...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Resistant, responsive, resilient cities: Urban planning as a means for pandemic prevention

Rönkkö

Juuti

Hentilä

2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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“…Thus, tourism researchers have investigated COVID-19's negative impacts on holiday destinations and have pondered what the post-Covid tourism landscape might look like (see, for example, Bianchi, 2021;Dube et al, 2020;Gong et al, 2020;Higgins-Desbiolles, 2020;Niewiadomski, 2020;Ntounis et al, 2022;Škare et al, 2021). A similar situation exists in relation to retail research (see, for example, Burt and Maglaras, 2022;Pantano et al, 2020;Roggeveen and Sethuraman, 2020;Sz asz et al, 2022), with an emphasis on the nature of the ongoing relationship between traditional bricks-and-mortar and online retailing, and the impact on town centres (Carmona, 2022;Ibert et al, 2022). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on inward investment and foreign direct investment decisions has also been investigated (see, for example, Giofr e, 2022).…”

Section: Economic Impactsmentioning

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All things must pass? Introduction to the special issue on post-Covid place marketing

Warnaby,

Medway,

Byrom

2023

JPMD

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Purpose The purpose of this introductory paper is to outline the theme of – and introduces the papers comprising – this special issue on post-Covid place marketing. Design/methodology/approach A brief literature review outlines some of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on places and also for place-bound and spatially oriented industry sectors (particularly retailing and tourism and hospitality, which are often the focus of place marketing initiatives) before describing the papers constituting the special issue. Findings The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on places are identified, relating to both economic and more phenomenologically oriented impacts, and the implications for place resilience are considered. The papers comprising the special issue are grouped into two main themes relating to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on retailing and the impact of the pandemic on place marketing processes. Originality/value Notwithstanding the burgeoning literature on the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts, the papers comprising this special issue focus on specific place-oriented marketing (and retailing) implications, providing potential avenues for future research.

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“…BIDs with a limited scope and funding are unlikely to lead a locality’s place management agenda, and the reality that BIDs have not historically had a seat at the table of coordinated disaster management efforts is not surprising. However, securing the survival of people and places during COVID introduced a new, rich repertoire of solutions requiring preparation, response and adaptive measures based on continuous knowledge production on pandemic patterns (Connolly et al , 2020; Ibert et al , 2022). UK BIDs, as integral facilitators of place management initiatives, can naturally be in the forefront of such changes, despite their limitations in terms of managing the public realm (De Magalhães, 2014).…”

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Carving a place for UK business improvement districts through COVID: exploring industry responses and practices during the pandemic

Raben

Ntounis

2023

JPMD

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Purpose This study aims to explore UK Business Improvement Districts' (BIDs) responses and practices to the COVID crisis and evaluates how these influenced their organisational identity. The paper aims to highlight the possible shift in BIDs' operations that can lead to their positioning as integral facilitators of place management initiatives in their local areas. Design/methodology/approach The authors stress the confused nature of BID identity and highlight how BID activities and business plans correspond to subsequent crises through the lens of crisis management and disaster management frameworks. A mixed-methods, exploratory, sequential approach was taken, incorporating interviews and survey responses from UK BID managers in two distinct phases between October and December 2020. Findings The findings of the study suggest a greater emphasis on communication strategies and the formation of partnerships during the lockdown periods, along with a renewed understanding of a BID's role towards place leadership, resilience and public safety. Practical implications The practical implications of this work show a shift in BID business practices, programmes and services and highlight the need to establish a set of industry standards and best practices with enhanced place leadership responsibilities. Originality/value The research provides a detailed snapshot of the UK BID industry during the COVID crisis and shows the possibility for BIDs to reframe their identity as locally bound, place-based organisations that have a more direct role in place management.

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Planning in the Face of Extraordinary Uncertainty: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 20 publications

References 39 publications

Resistant, responsive, resilient cities: Urban planning as a means for pandemic prevention

Resistant, responsive, resilient cities: Urban planning as a means for pandemic prevention

All things must pass? Introduction to the special issue on post-Covid place marketing

Carving a place for UK business improvement districts through COVID: exploring industry responses and practices during the pandemic

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