Physical distancing, children and urban health: The COVID-19 crisis' impact on children and how this could affect future urban planning and design policies

Apostolos Kyriazis; Gregor Mews; Elisabeth Belpaire; Jens Aerts; Shahzad Ahmed Malik

doi:10.1080/23748834.2020.1809787

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Physical distancing, children and urban health: The COVID-19 crisis' impact on children and how this could affect future urban planning and design policies

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Physical distancing, children and urban health: The COVID-19 crisis' impact on children and how this could affect future urban planning and design policies

Apostolos Kyriazis, Gregor Mews, Elisabeth Belpaire, Jens Aerts and Shahzad Ahmed Malik

Cities & Health, Vol.5(Supplement 1), pp.S83-S88

2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23748834.2020.1809787

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Public health

Australia

children

cities

COVID-19

Greece

healthy cities

India

natural systems

public space

social distancing

Spain

United Arab Emirates

urban health

urban planning policies

In a time of unprecedented change and uncertainty due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, cities worldwide became the epicentre of the unfolding health drama. Questions related to the contemporary human condition, rate of urbanization and alternative socioeconomic frameworks that started to emerge over the course of the past decade, now seem to be more relevant than ever. Urban typologies such as public spaces are under pressure, as the measure of "social distancing" rapidly became a novel narrative. Within this narrative, children - while seemingly less affected medically - may actually be influenced more than expected, both physically and mentally, since their social and spatial developmental needs are different to those of adults. The Urban Health Community of Practice of ISOCARP offers a series of questions and critical reflections accompanied by a wide geographical, cultural and disciplinary array of examples from around the world regarding the spatial, social and physical effects of the current crisis on children and how this could provide valuable feedback on updating future urban planning policies. This is a first step towards a commonly expressed paradigm shift that embraces human and planetary health resilience, a new equilibrium for cities and natural systems and a new, more inclusive social model.

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Title: Physical distancing, children and urban health: The COVID-19 crisis' impact on children and how this could affect future urban planning and design policies
Authors: Apostolos Kyriazis (Corresponding Author) - Abu Dhabi University
Gregor Mews (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Elisabeth Belpaire (Author) - ISOCARP
Jens Aerts (Author) - ISOCARP
Shahzad Ahmed Malik (Author) - Khandelwal College of Architecture & Design
Publication details: Cities & Health, Vol.5(Supplement 1), pp.S83-S88
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc.
DOI: 10.1080/23748834.2020.1809787
ISSN: 2374-8842
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society; Bioclimatic and Sociotechnical Cities Lab
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99611908402621
Output Type: Journal article

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