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Urban Shocks from 2020: The Big Picture and Moving Forward

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City Responses to Disruptions in 2020

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Examining the multifaceted elements of urban economics, disruptions, and responses arising from the COVID-19 pandemic entails adopting a holistic perspective, encompassing the broader landscape, and exploring the diverse trajectories followed by regions worldwide in their recovery efforts. This chapter amalgamates economics and urban geography to establish a contextual framework that elucidates the stability of urban economies. Specifically, it highlights the significance of comprehending society-wide disturbances and their impact on urban economies, as well as the identification of vulnerabilities and economic factors that amplify such disturbances. The adoption of specific and case-related approaches is emphasized. A synopsis of the book “City Responses to Disruptions in 2020: From Lockdowns to Aftermath” delineates its chapters and illustrates the diverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby creating distinct scenarios in relation to global value chains, debt, digitalization, and the environment across various cities and urban areas. The chapter places a strong emphasis on acquiring insights into the consequences of disruptions in 2020 and their implications for the future, with the aim of facilitating enhanced preparedness for forthcoming shock events in order to work towards achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 11: To make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. Drawing upon empirical data, statistical models, and case studies, this interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach offers actionable insights for policymakers, economists, and researchers.

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  1. Faculty of Economics, University of Gdansk, 81-824, Sopot, Poland

    Giuseppe T. Cirella

  2. School of Global Studies, Research Center for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Thammasat University, Bangkok, 10200, Thailand

    Bharat Dahiya

  3. School of Public Leadership, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, 7602, Western Cape, South Africa

    Bharat Dahiya

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Cirella, G.T., Dahiya, B. (2023). Urban Shocks from 2020: The Big Picture and Moving Forward. In: Cirella, G.T., Dahiya, B. (eds) City Responses to Disruptions in 2020. Advances in 21st Century Human Settlements. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-7988-2_1

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