Urban immunity against the pandemic within the framework of public administration, city and citizens

Nilüfer Negiz (Author), Pinar Savaş-Yavuzçehre (Author)

Abstract

The circumstances arising in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic indicate that outbreaks are inevitable and that new pandemics are quite likely. Cities, just like people, need to protect themselves from pandemics. Therefore, the existing urban and spatial practices should be reconsidered. The aim of the study is to explore, by observation and literature review, the cities' readiness for possible pandemics or emergencies within the framework of the concept of urban immunity. Based on the elements necessary for the provision of immunity in humans, the requirements for urban immunity, the health of the infrastructure and super - structure of the soil, the resources and sustainability of a city, its resilience and growth control are discussed within the framework of urban management. In addition, the study identifies three indispensable actors for urban immunity: i) central governments, ii) local governments, and iii) citizens. Immunized cities can be defined as cities with healthy infrastructure and superstructure factors of urban soil aiming at economic and ecological sustainability that have achieved a planned and controlled growth momentum, governed by public policies created with the understanding of local welfare and democracy in cooperation with local governments, citizens, and the central government. The study is purely theoretical and focuses on universal urban immunity rather than on any country example, which constitutes the strength of the study.

Keywords

urban immunity;immunized city;pandemic;COVID-19;local government;central government;

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Language:	English
Year of publishing:	2021
Typology:	1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:	UL FU - Faculty of Administration
UDC:	352:616-036.22
COBISS:	66307587
ISSN:	2591-2240
Views:	306
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Secondary language:	Slovenian
Secondary title:	Urbana imunost proti pandemiji v okviru javne uprave, mest in državljanov
Secondary abstract:	Okoliščine v zvezi s pandemijo covida-19 kažejo, da so izbruhi neizogibni in da so nove pandemije zelo verjetne. Pred njimi se morajo tako kot ljudje zaščititi tudi mesta, zato velja ponovno pretehtati obstoječe mestne in prostorske prakse. Cilj študije je raziskati pripravljenost mest na morebitne pandemije ali izredne razmere v okviru koncepta t. i. urbane imunosti. Na podlagi elementov, potrebnih za zagotavljanje imunosti pri ljudeh, članek v okviru upravljanja mest preučuje pogoje za urbano imunost, stanje infrastrukture, vire in trajnost mesta, njegovo odpornost in nadzorovano rast. Poleg tega opredeljuje tri nujne deležnike za doseganje urbane imunosti: i) državne oblasti, ii) lokalne oblasti in iii) državljane. Imunizirana mesta lahko opredelimo kot mesta z zdravo infrastrukturo, ki stremijo k ekonomski in ekološki trajnosti, dosegajo načrtovan in nadzorovan zagon rasti, urejajo javne politike, oblikovane z razumevanjem za lokalno blaginjo in demokracijo v sodelovanju z lokalnimi oblastmi, državljani in državo. Študija je zgolj teoretična in se osredotoča na zagotavljanje univerzalne urbane imunosti in ne na katero koli državo, kar je vsekakor njena prednost.
Secondary keywords:	urbana imunost;javna uprava;pandemija;covid-19;lokalna samouprava;državna uprava;
Type (COBISS):	Article
Source comment:	Povzetek v slov. jeziku se nahaja na koncu revije, na str. 288.
Pages:	str. 243-260
Volume:	ǂVol. ǂ19
Issue:	ǂno. ǂ1
Chronology:	maj 2021
DOI:	10.17573/cepar.2021.1.11
ID:	13153733