Daily: The city that never sleeps? – Waking up urban spaces after COVID

<p>Cities are slowly coming back to life after COVID. But has the pandemic permanently changed our urban spaces, and how we live within them? Co-author of <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669805/survival-of-the-city-by-edward-glaeser-and-david-cutler/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Survival of the City</a> and Harvard University <strong>Professor Edward L. Glaeser</strong> talks to Ros Taylor about how commuting has always been defined by class divides, whether fifteen minute cities could work…and why we need a “NATO of healthcare”.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li><em>“Once we’re healthy again, there’s little chance cities will atomise.”</em></li><li><em>“There's no Democratic or Republican way to clean the streets. The same should go for fighting pandemics.”&nbsp;</em></li><li><em>“Teleworking makes cities up their game on cost and quality of life.”&nbsp;</em></li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Presented by Ros Taylor. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers: Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669805/survival-of-the-city-by-edward-glaeser-and-david-cutler/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/669805/survival-of-the-city-by-edward-glaeser-and-david-cutler/</a> </p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>