Urbani izziv Volume 35, No. 2, December 2024
: 84-93
(Articles)
UDK: 711.4: 616-036.21
doi: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2024-35-02-01
Author
Maciej J. Nowak
Department of Real Estate, Faculty of Economics, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Poland
maciej.nowak@zut.edu.pl
Paulina Legutko-Kobus
Department of Public Policy, Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), Warsaw, Poland
plegut@sgh.waw.pl
Ayyoob Sharifi
The IDEC Institute & Network for Education and Research on Peace and Sustainability (NERPS), Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
sharifi@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir
Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
amir.khavarian@yahoo.com
Artur Hołuj
Department of Spatial Management, Faculty of Economy and Public Administration, Krakow University of Economics, Krakow, Poland
holuja@uek.krakow.pl
Title
Urban spatial policy after the COVID-19 pandemic:
Selected aspects
Abstract
The literature on urban planning and spatial planning
increasingly emphasizes the need for a more thorough
analysis of the impact of pandemics on urban spatial
policymaking. This article identifies critical proposals
for change regarding urban spatial policies that emerged
after the COVID-19 pandemic and relates these to literature
on spatial planning. The focus was on two issues
directly relevant to this topic: urban spatial planning and
environmental protection. The use of the analytical-comparative
method, preceded by a literature review, allowed
a preliminary characterization of the selected works. The
following research questions were posed: 1) What critical
spatial planning topics have been addressed in discussion
of the pandemic? and 2) Have publications on both the
pandemic and urban planning made a vital contribution
to the broader discussion on institutional aspects
of urban planning? An important conclusion is that the
COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the consequences of
ignoring theoretical findings in public policymaking,
which can lead to social and environmental inequalities
on a global scale, and differences in pandemic restrictions
across political and social systems.
Key Words
spatial policy, urban planning, COVID-19 pandemic, adaptation to changes