Will coronavirus cause a big city exodus?
Overman, H. G.
& Nathan, M.
(10 December 2020)
Will coronavirus cause a big city exodus?
LSE COVID-19 Blog.
& Nathan, M.
(10 December 2020)
Will coronavirus cause a big city exodus?
LSE COVID-19 Blog.
Big cities thrive because of the economic and social benefits of proximity – but proximity also helps to spread COVID-19. Does this mean an end to the big city revival of recent years, or do vaccines herald a return to normality? Much will depend on how far the forced experiments of lockdown translate into new norms, write Henry Overman (LSE) and Max Nathan (UCL).