Docherty, I, Marsden, G orcid.org/0000-0003-3570-2793, Anable, J et al. (1 more author) (2021) Mobility during and after the pandemic. In: Bryson, JR, Andres, L, Ersoy, A and Reardon, L, (eds.) Living with Pandemics: Places, People and Policy. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd , pp. 184-194. ISBN 9781800373587
Abstract
Nine months since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, it is startling to reflect on the profound changes to all aspects of daily life which have been necessary. Public policy has responded at a pace not seen for decades, and the general public has accepted restrictions to freedoms and changes to their everyday activities beyond what was thought acceptable before the pandemic. There have, of course, been hugely negative impacts of some of these changes to livelihoods, education and the mental and physical health and well-being for some. However, many of the adaptations we have seen in working and other practices such have shopping have shown the pandemic as an accelerant of trends that were already established. These changes have potentially profound effects on how we move about in the future and even where we live and work. This chapter critically reviews some of the big policy questions which we face as the prospect of an effective vaccine and planning for after the pandemic takes centre stage. Should we design for a morning peak or design out a morning peak? Should we encourage or challenge the flight to the suburbs and beyond? Can we maintain the momentum for reallocating space for people rather than vehicles which was brought into such sharp relief at the start of the crisis? All of these debates exist in the shadows of the climate crisis which points us in one direction. Whether they remain strong enough to withstand the calls to ‘get the economy moving’ remains to be seen.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © John R. Bryson, Lauren Andres, Aksel Ersoy and Louise Reardon 2021. This is a draft chapter. The final version is available in Living with Pandemics: Places, People and Policy edited by John R. Bryson, Lauren Andres, Aksel Ersoy, Louise Reardon, published in 2021, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800373594. The material cannot be used for any other purpose without further permission of the publisher, and is for private use only. |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) > ITS: Sustainable Transport Policy (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 13 Jun 2022 10:13 |
Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2022 10:13 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:187839 |