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COVID-19 has stressed the condition of radical uncertainty that
increasingly characterises our times and compels cities to learn
new ways to cope with unexpected global urban challenges. The
volume proposes preparedness as a key concept in urban geography,
planning, and policy, inviting international scholars to discuss
its pros and cons. Firstly, it builds a critical theoretical
framework around the concept of preparedness in relation to the
COVID-19 effects and other interconnected crises. Then, the authors
put at work and redefine preparedness, starting from worldwide
surveys, research experiences, public discourses and spatial
strategies analysis in Europe and, more extensively, in Italy.
Finally, the closing section goes beyond the view of preparedness
as an emergency tool, proposing to interpret it more broadly as a
technology supporting a sustainable urban transition. The book
mainly targets academics in urban planning, policy, and geography.
However, the prominence of the topic of preparedness makes the
volume an essential reading not only within social sciences but
further in engineering, basic sciences, and life science. In
addition, the book provides directions to practitioners and civic
leaders in supporting cities and regions to prepare themselves in
the face of pandemics and unpredictable socio-environmental shocks.
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