From urban-scape to human-scape: Covid-19 trends that will shape future city centres

Cilliers, EJ; Sankaran, S; Armstrong, G; Mathur, S; Nugapitiya, M

From urban-scape to human-scape: Covid-19 trends that will shape future city centres

Cilliers, EJ Sankaran, S

Armstrong, G

Mathur, S

Nugapitiya, M

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Publisher:: MDPI AG
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Land, 2021, 10, (10), pp. 1038-1038
Issue Date:: 2021-10-01

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dc.contributor.author	Cilliers, EJ
dc.contributor.author	Sankaran, S https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-6216
dc.contributor.author	Armstrong, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0116-7422
dc.contributor.author	Mathur, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0125-0189
dc.contributor.author	Nugapitiya, M
dc.date.accessioned	2021-12-02T06:52:16Z
dc.date.available	2021-12-02T06:52:16Z
dc.date.issued	2021-10-01
dc.identifier.citation	Land, 2021, 10, (10), pp. 1038-1038
dc.identifier.issn	2073-445X
dc.identifier.issn	2073-445X
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/152031
dc.description.abstract	The COVID-19 pandemic did not only impact all spheres of life but came abruptly to redefine our understanding of the urban-scape. With changing user-values and user-needs, there is a renewed realisation of the importance of the human-scape and how human capital, social issues, and liveability considerations will progressively lead urban development discussions. The urban-scape risk is far more complex and fragile than previously anticipated, with the future of the city centre dependent on our ability to successfully manage the transition from an urban-scape to a human-scape. This research employed a narrative review methodology to reflect on COVID-19 trends that will shape future city centres, based on expert contributions pertaining to (1) the community sector, (2) the public sector, and (3) the private sector within the Sydney Metropolitan area of Australia. The research highlighted the changing human-scape needs and associated impacts of (1) changing movement patterns, (2) changing social infrastructure, and (3) increasing multifunctionality, which will be crucial factors in shaping attractive (future) city centres. The research contributes to the notion that future city centres will embrace and prioritise the human-scape in a response to ‘build back better’, and accordingly, identified how the human-scape can be articulated in broader spatial planning approaches to create attractive future city centres.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	MDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartof	Land
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3390/land10101038
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	0502 Environmental Science and Management
dc.title	From urban-scape to human-scape: Covid-19 trends that will shape future city centres
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	10
utslib.for	0502 Environmental Science and Management
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building/School of Built Environment
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CCDP - Contemporary Design Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/e-Press
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2021-12-02T06:52:15Z
pubs.issue	10
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	10
utslib.citation.issue	10

Abstract:

The COVID-19 pandemic did not only impact all spheres of life but came abruptly to redefine our understanding of the urban-scape. With changing user-values and user-needs, there is a renewed realisation of the importance of the human-scape and how human capital, social issues, and liveability considerations will progressively lead urban development discussions. The urban-scape risk is far more complex and fragile than previously anticipated, with the future of the city centre dependent on our ability to successfully manage the transition from an urban-scape to a human-scape. This research employed a narrative review methodology to reflect on COVID-19 trends that will shape future city centres, based on expert contributions pertaining to (1) the community sector, (2) the public sector, and (3) the private sector within the Sydney Metropolitan area of Australia. The research highlighted the changing human-scape needs and associated impacts of (1) changing movement patterns, (2) changing social infrastructure, and (3) increasing multifunctionality, which will be crucial factors in shaping attractive (future) city centres. The research contributes to the notion that future city centres will embrace and prioritise the human-scape in a response to ‘build back better’, and accordingly, identified how the human-scape can be articulated in broader spatial planning approaches to create attractive future city centres.

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