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On 6 April 2021, the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), Mumbai, India, and the School of Sustainability, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC), Herzliya, Israel, hosted a virtual conference titled “Envisioning the Post-Pandemic Metropolis: Perspectives and Learning From Mumbai, India, and Tel Aviv, Israel”. The conference grew out of the sense that both metropolitan regions were on the front line of the response to the pandemic, which has forced them to innovate and implement new urban plans, and, as a result, had much to contribute to building a post-pandemic world.
The conference explored the physical, social and economic shifts brought about by COVID-19 through the experiences of Mumbai and Tel Aviv. Both metropolises have had to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic-induced health and socioeconomic crises and are creating new paradigms towards urban resilience, which may be growing out of local contexts but are nevertheless globally applicable.
The conference focused on four themes—health and technology, socioeconomic inclusion, the built-environment, and the climate emergency—that impact metropolitan resilience. Experts from India and Israel explored how post-pandemic metropolises, particularly Mumbai and Tel Aviv, are building back better, and creating more resilient and sustainable communities.
This report is a reproduction of the deliberations, with some insights, learnings and perspectives on the way ahead for all global cities.
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