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.
About the Author: Fabián Echegaray is the Founder and Managing Director of Market Analysis, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Valerie Brachya is Senior Associate Researcher at The Jerusalem Institute for Policy Research and Lecturer in Sustainability Policy at the Porter School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
Philip J. Vergragt is Emeritus Professor at TU Delft, The Netherlands; Research Professor at Clark University, USA; and a co-founder of SCORAI.
Lei Zhang is Associate Professor at the School of Environment and Natural Resources at Renmin University of China, Beijing, China.
