VOlUME 05 ISSUE 01 JANUARY 2022
Dennis Thomas
Master of Social Work in Community Organisation and Development Practice
Graduate student at Tata Institute of Social Sciences Guwahati, Assam India
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ABSTRACT
According to the UN habitat report 2020, the next decade is considerable to see a rise in urbanization which may range to 60.4 % by 2030 as compared to 56.2% in 2020. Hence the current article intends to unravel the impact of Covid 19 on cities globally. The world cities report 2020 and Covid 19 Response plan 2020 by UN Habitat will be reviewed to get a better understanding of the overall condition of cities globally. Furthermore, the article also focuses on studying the major challenges in urban areas as mentioned in the UN habitat report like high risk for transmission, impact on economic activities, urban inequalities and coping mechanisms, by considering major cities in India. Lastly, it deals with the suggestions on how to enhance urban growth by tackling the prevailing issues so that sustainable cities can be developed which will accommodate the influx of people in the upcoming years as estimated by the UN habitat report 2020.
KEYWORDS:Urban cities, Covid 19 outbreak, Economic downfall, Urban Inequalities
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