A lot of us a back in lockdown. The thrill of life in the big city is dwindling. In fact, that life in general is changing in a big way. Its coated 19, redefining cities as we know them. Well, besides getting people to accept that mosques, good hygiene and social distancing do actually help in preventing the spread of diseases like cove. It is just one thing id like to ask my workmates, friends, family and everyone else out there. Lets make this work. This is a once in a lifetime chance to change our working world for the better. Lots of us probably never thought we could do our jobs from home. What a great opportunity to free up more time instead of commuting, be more creative and productive. It can take a lot of discipline, though not to get into lazy habits. This is a totally new way of working and is also a lot more that could change besides ever returned to normal cities teeming with traffic. People moving freely with no fear of covert 19. How will this pandemic shape the future of our cities . Since the corona Virus Outbreak up to 40 percent of people have been working remotely, its an opportunity for us to rethink, you know, how we live our lives. What does that mean for our current commute . What does that mean for the nature of the office space . Because if people are going back to the office part of the time that means other coworkers are not in the office when you are in the office, its not just the world of work thats changed. Transport habits have to do worry that the mobility that occurs is likely to come in by single occupant vehicle. But in fact, if people are anxious about being in public transportation, and that will make Traffic Congestion actually worse, not better. The increase in automation far predates the pandemic, but some researchers say the pace of change is picking up speed. Weve seen the rise in the use of drones, as well as, you know, facial Recognition Technology for Monitoring Surveillance of the pandemic has certainly celebrated the use. I think those technologies are moving pretty quickly already. So i think its pretty hard to know how whether or not its actually going to get faster or, or not. I think the technologies that really do interest me a lot are the self driving car technologies because those actually shape urban form. And i think unquestionably theres a desire for things that dont involve human interaction. But what about the people who dont have access to all this technology contrie at risk of widening the Digital Divide . By worry that this series of covert inspired digitalisation remote work will be even more of a source of global inequity. And will be even more of a dividing line between those people who are skilled enough to dial into the technological world. And those people who are left behind and thats not all as Remote Working developes jobs are increasingly likely to get outsourced. That technological connection across the globe is going to increase as a result of this. So its going to be even more natural to turn to india for software support, even more natural to outsource various things to southeast asia. So the Technology Revolution is going to continue while work has, might be scattered all over the world, commutes all set to get shorter. That could lead cities to have a smaller radius. In other words, urban dwellers will be able to get everywhere they need within 15 minutes on 1st or by bike to work the shops or the doctor. And that could affect the design of in a city. As we saw that in this pandemic, we are inside all the time. But imagine if there were many private or private outdoor spaces richer, integrated into our houses that would improve, improve our quality of life quite considerably. What weve noticed, sensis pandemic is the importance of outdoor space or access to outer space. And so in thinking of Building Design in might include, you know, a difference in lobby design or the way a staircase says our access so that people can go up and down without having to use an elevator. But will people also leave . Thanks, as hes, as a result of the pandemic. I think that i think these will definitely remain very much as lively in moving places. So few men that he and big cities will definitely stay as specially in asia. This will better this trend will go on. But the c. D. C. Will change in the sense that they give access to their citizens to their users, to many Different Things like green, like access to work, access to technology, health, etc, on a much more local scale, poor world mega cities are likely to continue to grow at least, unless things become really absolute horrific. I mean, remember that as terrible as cold 1000. 00 is the death rate so far, far less than they were say during the color of pandemics of the 1900 centuries. And despite those color appendix, theres cities like, you know, berlin or paris or london continue to grow even though the cities were killing fields. So big cities on to superior anytime soon. Its kind of a 19 is already leaving its mark on landscapes. Some cities like the feel like theyve turned into ghost towns and its pretty much the same feeling for the commercial real estate sector. Business is disappearing. The amount of floor space for shops and offices that have been rented or sold is in freefall. When you compare the 3rd quarter with the same period last year, youll see the trend is the same across germanys main santas. A lot of companies are either putting off decisions to rent or buy space or downsizing focuses see the trend, gathering speed, balance construction continues. Were closing down, everything must go. Signs like these are a common sight nowadays and by their businesses are shuttered across the city. Many for good because of coronavirus restrictions. According to a survey by britains Royal Institute of chartered surveyors, industry insiders expect commercial Property Values and rents to the crime worldwide cause a pandemic. But there are some exceptions. Yes, you know, the entire nonfood Retail Sector has been hit hard, but local delivery firms. A booming as are companies and transport goods, people or general more and more online Logistics Companies are. What prices for commercial property may be sinking, and commercial rents to get construction is booming in berlin and other cities across germany, large scale projects, even entire districts are being built. How can that be the complex going up in and around the ruins of this former department . Store in berlin will include shops, offices, arts, venues, restaurants, and apartments. But they come at a price, a 1000000. 00 euros, or more for 100. 00 square metres. Thats not untypical the high end of downtown apartments. Because of the pandemic, the developers have yet to Start Marketing the commercial spaces. But the apartments are selling like hotcakes. We have got to look and listen. We were a little concerned about the impact of the pandemic on the market. But we found that its made no real difference except for a minor directing. In fact, were seeing a heightened interest in buying property low Interest Rates worldwide. I mean investing in bonds is a losing game. Vast amounts of money have been pouring into real estate. But how long are things like you to stay that way . I asked the head of a company that markets condominiums. This phase of constantly rising prices is drawing to a close. Thats entirely normal. It cant go on forever. In certain segments of the market, we are indeed already seen that, especially in berlin. There are huge office blocks with vast amounts of space in cities across the globe. But millions of people are now working from home because of the pandemic. Will Office Buildings like this one in berlin ever fill up again . I asked a board member of the Public Housing company, which also manages commercial property on foreign fish, being more requests to defer rental payments. And when it comes to new leases on commercial premises, potential tenants are asking for pandemic clues is in their contracts. That means its a right to terminate if another pandemic hits in fall. But overall, the market has held up better than we expected earlier in the crisis. Apartments where people can work, continue to be in demand, but what will happen to all the empty shops and restaurants and Access Office spaces. It will be quite a challenge to find future uses for these empty premises. Well, cities have been on an explosive growth trajectory over the past centuries. But take a good look at the result. In many cases, ugly, crowded full of concrete void of green traffic gridlock, bad air hotter temperatures, the sun bouncing off all that cement. Have cities had their day or could they be doing their bit to fight Climate Change . I think they could be the city obsolete or the solution to Climate Change. Could jericho is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world. It was a stablished 11000 years ago. The citys location near a river and its mild climate made it attractive because it meant the land could be farmed all year round. And many cities developed around trade routes often by rivers. The german city of frankfurt is an example. Others like tokyo grew around palaces. Now home to 38000000 people, its the biggest urban area in the world. Big cities are often associated with air and noise pollution, as well as rising rents. Despite that citys continued to draw more and more people. Advantages include access to medical care, jobs and educational institutions. Half of the worlds population currently resides in cities. By 2050, its expected to be 2 thirds. But cities account for 80 percent of worldwide c o 2 emissions. Something has to change in the austrian capital. Vienna City Planners have decided not to build Parking Spaces in a new area of town. They want to discourage car use with new housing constantly being built. Theres no shortage of accommodation. The average rent at 5 euros per metre squared is pretty low. More green spaces are cropping up, and public transport is constantly being expanded too. It costs just one euro to use the citys Transit System for a day. Thats led to record numbers of passengers. Vienna has been ranked the most livable city in the world. But during the pandemic, the number of passengers on public transport fell by 50 percent. As people returned to their cars. Something City Planners couldnt have foreseen. Ive heard about a lot of people designing big incentives for the suburbs all for the serenity of the countryside. I dont know if i could give up. Actually a mate of mine is thinking about doing just that. And so are other the coronavirus pandemic is causing city life to lose its appeal. For example, has a population density of over 4000. 00 people per square kilometer. Its hard to do anything without a mosque. Julian and elizabeth have lived in the german capital for nearly 30 years in the popular cool expect district. But they flew out of love with the place as the find it strenuous. And now i realize that i always found it strenuous but never noticed. Theres aggression in the air. If youre out on your bike, for example, you constantly have these little disputes with people. Notice that more now they really would have wanted to move away for a long time, but i was always too busy in the city and the countryside seemed so far away. Pandemic has made it clear to us where we stand and where we live. We need the kind of apartment we have, the kind of neighborhood we live in. Its all been amplified now. And that sense of being hemmed in by the city life has driven us out into the countryside to find freedom. Little human us has long enjoyed that freedom. His family moved to a village outside by land 3 years ago. Rents in the city have sold out for the past 10 years. Many young families to me for way to places where housing is more affordable. We are and so forth. Everything we could afford in berlin was too small. We could have had a small house the same size as our apartment, but why bother . When we thought wed rather be further away, but have more space and by topic. But the distance from the city is a problem. It takes on a collecting an hour and a half to get to work. And theres no day cat hair ive there are no amenities within walking distance, no bakery or supermarket. You need the car for everything. d but they still dont regret that decision to leave the city. d it here definitely has a calming effect just to sit outside and breathe in the fresh air or bask in the sun. d balance has also become noticeably quieter as a media artist, sure about tao, who for as an alternative Health Practitioner and has to go to her office in town. Except that during a pandemic, many patients staying away, the couple felt it was time to make some decisions. This wasnt something weve been wanting to do for a long time. A pandemic just gave us the impetus. After staring at the wall for months, we went out into the countryside to look around and choose a house. Got the keys in july. And since then theyve spent half the time here too. I would drive from back then we love it here, but i dont know if that will still be the case in 5 years time, or maybe well find it annoying to have to drive out of the city. But right now its just great. Looks nice, but its actually not all that easy to just abandon the city in the middle of a lockdown at it must be really tricky for all those Digital Nomads who have no one set workplace. But like to flip open their laptop in far off places. It high up in the alps or out on the endless plains of africa. It must be hard right now with travel being served restricted. Its not a bad business model. Dont tell the boston latin. And when i was on the road, you know, every day, you know, even knew it was going to happen. How do you know office for, you know, you knew what next week was going to break . You know, you knew that he knew that you knew what being a take lines from where youre going to go ahead between home and there was a lot of routine to 5 steps are really becoming this all dont add up. Want to make sure that your job is fully, you know, set to understanding that you need to move slowly. Step 3 is to look for places that have lots of life by step for us to really look for places that have been yourself, have a place at sort of easy to live. What i think over the time my people moving remotely, companies being ok with, you know, people working from home. And so you know, if you live in say new york city and youre really expensive to live there. Ya have to go in the office. Why not move to a and cheaper state by going to a beach by going to the market . You know, right now, as i look outside my apartment, i see a parking lot. Id rather see a beach you have to balance, work and play, and its a lot harder to do when youre in a place that you possibly want to play. The faster you move, the harder it is to find that out. And invariably, one stuff or moving slowly is the key to balance your day as well as just being mentally stable and not exhausted. I stupidly once lost the contest and then went sailing, thinking i could just have, like i tried the phone and that was not the case. And you know, travel around africa where theres just for weeks now. Why back . You really want to make sure that were ever going there kind of a quick google search. Can you say tell you, you know, people who have been there before, if its good or you know, one of the greatest things about working remotely as i like other people do it. And so you can usually find a lot of communities around the world of other Digital Nomads, not for yours. Were doing fine, exciting work. All i can use if i have a facebook or if youre a co, how are you trying to get friends and friends . Its like finding games and i made and show you its 95 and book cafe. You come cheap. Doesnt have air conditioning in there supplies everywhere. So i look for places that you know are easy to get. So you have a lot of various activities. Public transportation i think everyone should just go do this, you know, especially now in an age of zunes. And you know, you know, you go into the office, take a break, you know, for 4 days, somewhere close by i might just do that at a beach that have been nice to look at though we dont have winters in the studio do. But in the meantime, its human contact. So many of us a craving, a city doesnt have to be full from a, but it can be fun when the streets of buzzing with activity and lots of tourists are in town. And my colleague off misses it. Hes been using all that time on his hands to address his own pandemic juiced anxieties and pondering over whether dinosaurs could make a comeback. Fair, where is everybody . Im often working from home, of course. Coming up here in n. Z. Remember the good old days . You know, lynn was packed with tourists. Everyone wanted to come here and they still didnt and weve gone into hiding to protect ourselves and others with us and rightly so. What do you do all day buddy . Its kind of death here now. Well, you used to be in all the pictures you have no cities deserted, just people flee for the countryside alone reclaimed by nature its buildings covered in ivy gear, prancing around the Brandenburg Gate. Maybe even the dinosaurs will return. So it takes one to know who won on the judging a level off and the rest of my team here at the w. Im sure id miss them if i had to work at home all the time. Thanks for joining us for another look at the changing world of business and how our cities taking a good hard look in the mirror right now. Lets hope they get greener and spot up. Otherwise, i might just entertain the idea of packing my bags and leaving for someone a little more relaxed. Stay healthy, everyone, and while youre all cooped up, that hard to forget to check out our social media, see an excellent fish fish, fish, fish, fish, fish. Form and on demand language courses, video and audio talk w. 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