Covid-19 is sending some city slickers to the leafy suburbs, but cities are where it’s at, whether it’s jobs, leisure or gossip, writes Lionel Laurent
Covid-19 is sending some city slickers to the leafy suburbs, but cities are where it’s at, whether it’s jobs, leisure or gossipBrooklyn Bridge, New York, the US, where people are still likely to walk and talk after the coronavirus pandemic. Picture: KATY CHANCE
Some of the greatest achievements in urban development — such as sanitary water and waste systems — were responses to disease Cities have bounced back from deadlier epidemics, such as cholera and the plague, and some of the greatest achievements in urban development — such as sanitary water and waste systems — were responses to disease.
One French survey of more than 1,540 people found that a fifth of under 30s — who you’d expect to be the most at ease with Zoom and least interested in water-cooler gossip — wanted to go back to the office. A good proportion of those starting out on the career ladder prefer face-to-face training, networking and socialising to brainstorms by Slack.
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