The World After COVID-19

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to raise awareness among governments, social workers and municipal and service bodies about the real dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic that spread across the world since December 2019, and to investigate the possible solutions that are derived from human history and the recent developments in information technology, as well as how human societies are adapting to these developments. Taking into consideration that the article is researched and written in the lockdown conditions away from my library, digital media and documents were extensively used, which also included video coverage of interviews with public figures who expressed their opinions about the topic. The main findings are that the world will probably have to live with the reality of COVID-19 for some years and that certain changes will have to be made to the way we live, the way we care for and interact with others, both socially and physically, and the communication technologies we use. The world will certainly never be the same after this pandemic. In conclusion; further and extensive research and development (R&D) will be needed, and it has to be done wisely and in complete transparency, as it will affect us all.

Keywords

• Corona; COVID 19; Urban; Urban Design; Smart City; Infrastructure; Water Management; Economic Order.

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