Discussion Board Post Instructions:

Watch the linked video and read the attached articles.

VIDEO:Covid-19: is working from home really the new normal? | The Economist (Links to an external site.) (Links to an external site.)

ARTICLE: Pandemics Are Also an Urban Planning Problem.pdf

ARTICLE: https://www.fastcompany.com/90163788/the-plague-inspired-da-vinci-to-design-a-city-we-should-steal-his-ideas (Links to an external site.)

ARTICLE: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-04-22/coronavirus-pandemics-architecture-urban-design (Links to an external site.)

ARTICLE: https://www.businessinsider.com/big-cities-less-cars-pedestrians-covid-19-transportation-commute-2020-8 (Links to an external site.)

ARTICLE & VIDEO: https://interactive.wttw.com/ten/streets/st-charles-avenue (Links to an external site.)

ARTICLE: Download Covid-19 might not change cities

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Your initial posting should address all the questions in the prompt in a minimum of 500 words. Read your peers’ postings and leave at least two well-thought responses in a minimum of 75 words.

  – Initial Posts must be at least 500 words long and must address the discussion prompt.  (You must submit 1 Initial Post by 11:59pm on the due date.

  – Response Posts must EACH be at least 75 words long and must respond to another group members’ thoughts.  (You must submit at least 2 Response Posts by 11:59pm on the date the assignment closes.)

-To receive full credit your response must include in-text citations to make note of facts and opinions you quote, paraphrase, and for ideas you borrow.

– If you do not include a bibliography or in-text citations it will result in a deduction of 2 points.

-To receive full credit, you must include a bibliography of works cited at the end of your post. For in-text citations and bibliography use the APA style.

Discussion Board Post Topic:

Part 1:

In your post answer the following questions based on the supplied video and article.

1. How have pandemics changed the physical form and social composition of cities in the past? (up to 6 pts)
2. How have contemporary urban planners responded to the pandemic? (up to 6 pts)
3. Using the information you have gathered, what changes do you project for the future of cities following the current pandemic. (up to 8 pts)
4. Choose two cities not mentioned in the articles provided and compare those cities’ planning responses to the current pandemic.
5. Use reliable external articles, videos, and data to support your arguments and properly cite your sources in APA format (up to 4 pts).