Opinion

Post-Covid cities can only be saved by reinvention and transformation

As the pandemic empties city centres and alters work and travel patterns, planners must redesign them for new needs, functions and economies

18 April 2021 - 00:00
By Ivan Turok

With the prospect of a third wave looming larger, it is worth remembering that Covid-19 is not the first disaster to strike South African cities, nor will it be the last, warns Ivan Turok.

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