Cities
have
suffered
from
three
years
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
are
increasingly
experiencing
exacerbated
heatwaves,
floods,
droughts
due
to
climate
change.
Going
forward,
cities
need
address
both
public
health
crises
effectively
while
reducing
poverty
inequity,
often
in
context
economic
pressure
declining
levels
trust
government.
The
has
revealed
gaps
city
readiness
for
simultaneous
responses
pandemics
change,
particularly
Global
South.
However,
these
concurrent
challenges
present
an
opportunity
reformulate
current
urbanization
patterns
economies
dynamics
they
enable.
This
Element
focuses
on
understanding
COVID-19's
impact
systems
related
change
mitigation
adaptation,
vice
versa,
terms
warnings,
lessons
learned,
calls
action.
title
is
also
available
as
open
access
Cambridge
Core.
Cities,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
152, С. 105175 - 105175
Опубликована: Июнь 18, 2024
Streets,
vital
for
vehicular
and
pedestrian
traffic,
are
increasingly
repurposed
to
enhance
urban
vibrancy
beyond
transport
needs.
This
paper
explores
intentional
spontaneous
street
experiments,
drawing
on
Henri
Lefebvre's
rhythmanalysis.
Streets
seen
as
hosts
intersecting
rhythms
shaped
by
daily
routines
mobility,
with
users
performers
in
rhythmic
interactions.
While
initially
disruptive,
these
experiments
strive
integrate
innovative
elements
cohesive
compositions.
Through
a
musical
metaphor,
the
promotes
holistic
approach
identifying
influenced
introduced
experiments.
It
examines
how
interact,
presenting
synchronised
dynamics,
disruptive
discordance,
or
coexistence
dissonant
Combining
rhythmanalysis
spatial
discourse
analysis,
study
'reads'
'listens'
temporary
spaces
through
historical
records
(N
=
55)
of
seven
Hong
Kong
from
2016
2020.
Findings
uncover
overly
abstract
agendas
—
exemplified
narratives
involving
chairs,
railings,
traffic
signals
often
oversimplify
exclude
possibilities.
The
calls
open
dialogue
capture
power
dynamics
infrastructure
embodied
lived
experiences
during
transition
vehicle-centred
people-oriented
streets.
suggests
an
initial
tool
planners
envision
streetscapes
symphonies,
fostering
sensitivity
time-space
dynamics.
Cities
have
suffered
from
three
years
of
the
COVID-19
pandemic
and
are
increasingly
experiencing
exacerbated
heatwaves,
floods,
droughts
due
to
climate
change.
Going
forward,
cities
need
address
both
public
health
crises
effectively
while
reducing
poverty
inequity,
often
in
context
economic
pressure
declining
levels
trust
government.
The
has
revealed
gaps
city
readiness
for
simultaneous
responses
pandemics
change,
particularly
Global
South.
However,
these
concurrent
challenges
present
an
opportunity
reformulate
current
urbanization
patterns
economies
dynamics
they
enable.
This
Element
focuses
on
understanding
COVID-19's
impact
systems
related
change
mitigation
adaptation,
vice
versa,
terms
warnings,
lessons
learned,
calls
action.
title
is
also
available
as
open
access
Cambridge
Core.
