Main description:

Provides fresh and unique insights on smart cities and futures studies in a pandemic context.

Provides profound reflections on contemporary societal functions and the needs to build resilience.

Combines lessons learned from historical pandemics with possibilities offered by future technology.

Contents:

Outline: Overview 1. Introduction: Pandemic Resilience in Smart Cities - The Metropandemic Revolution PART I: Appeal 2. Attractiveness: How to Make a Smart City Revitalise Its Charm during and after a Pandemic 3. Labour: The Smart City and Pre-and Post-Pandemic Job Opportunities 4. Housing: Past and Future Living PART II: Facilities 5. Infrastructure and Travel: Travelling Safe in the Future 6. Welfare and Healthcare: The View on Health and Wellness in the Future 7. Global Hubs: Setting Up and Sustaining International Businesses in Smart Cities in Times of Pandemics PART III: Durability 8. Digitalisation: Optimising a Pandemic and Post-Pandemic Smart City 9. Safety and Security: Identifying and Addressing Crime in a Pandemic Smart City 10. Sustainability: Ensuring Urban Sustainability for Smart Cities during and after Pandemics Conclusion 11. Cohesion: The Metropandemic Revolution and Beyond