Description

This book takes an in-depth look at Covid-19-generated societal trends and develops scenarios for possible future directions of urban lifestyles.
Drawing on examples from Brazil, China, and Israel, and with a particular focus on cities, this book explores the short and long-term changes in individual consumers and citizen behavior as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. On the basis of extensive market and opinion research data, aggregate data, observational evidence, and news reports, the authors provide a detailed account of the transformations that have occurred as a result of a triple shock of public health emergency, economic shutdown, and social isolation. They also examine which of these behavioral changes are likely to become permanent and consider whether this may ultimately promote or restrain sustainable lifestyle choices.
Innovative and timely, this book will be of great interest to students, scholars, and professionals researching and working in the areas of sustainable consumption, urban and land use planning, and public health.
 
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction: How Covid-19 Reshaped Lifestyles Across Societies
Chapter 2: Post-Covid-19 Trends: Acceleration, Deceleration, and Innovation
Chapter 3: New Normal Lifestyles: Future Scenarios
Chapter 4: How Covid-19 May Redefine the Home
Chapter 5: Post Covid-19 Lifestyles around the Community in China
Chapter 6: How Covid-19 May Reshape Cities
Chapter 7: Will Covid Open the Door to More Sustainable Consumption and Lifestyles?
Chapter 8: Policy Response to Covid-19: Green Recovery or a Different Pathway?
Chapter 9: Conclusions
Index