Abstract

Government mandated social distancing introduced to break transmission of an airborne virus (COVID-19) between mid-March and mid-June 2020 in the UK lead to inevitable behavioural changes amongst city residents. Additionally, local government put in place measures designed to protect the health of citizens and enable behaviour deemed appropriate under pandemic conditions. Amongst other things, measures entailed adjusting spaces to ensure the safety of users in the public realm. This contribution uses an interpretive phenomenological analysis approach to tell an individual’s story of how public space has been (temporarily) reshaped. It concludes with some initial reflections and speculations on potential opportunities for planning and urban design to enhance resiliency of urbanized areas in future.

摘要

政府强制实施的社会疏远措施旨在打破英国在2020年3月中旬至2020年6月中旬之间的空气传播病毒（COVID-19）的传播，导致城市居民不可避免的行为改变。此外，地方政府采取了旨在保护公民健康并在大流行情况下采取适当行动的措施。除其他外，措施包括调整空间以确保公共领域中使用者的安全。这项贡献使用一种解释性的现象学分析方法来讲述个人关于公共空间如何（临时）重塑的故事。最后以一些初步的思考和推测作为对规划和城市设计在未来增强城市化区域适应力的潜在机会的总结。