COVID-19 is an invisible threat that has hugely impacted cities and their inhabitants. Yet its impact is very visible, perhaps most so in urban public spaces and spaces of mobility.


This international volume explores the transformations of public space and public transport in response to COVID-19 across the world, both those resulting from official governmental regulations and from everyday practices of urban citizens. The contributors discuss how the virus made urban inequalities sharper and clearer, and redefined public spaces in the ‘new normal’. Offering crucial insights for reforming cities to be more resilient to future crises, this is an invaluable resource for scholars and policy makers alike.

Contributions by: Neluka Leanage, Deden Rukmana, Harya S Dillon, Nicholas Scott, Quoc Dinh Phuong, Lakshmi Priyara Jendran, Eunice Castro Seixas, João Teixeira Lopes, Lígia Ferro, Alice Corble, Louise Meijering, Arlinde Dul, Tess Osborne, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Setha Low, Peter Massini, Meredith Whitten, Rubén Casas, Anaid Yerena, Conor Wilson, Julian Dobson, Lucas Melgaço, Mattias de Backer, Stijn Oosterlynck, Luce Beeckmans, Amelia Thorpe, Alexandra Flynn, Ute Lehrer, Loren March