A second chance to reimagine our cities

Every crisis or struggle brings along the opportunity to improve processes and strengthen practices. ‘Build Back Better’ is an opportunity to rethink our behaviours and reimagine our cities.

When our economy and our lives came to a standstill, we were granted a second chance to rethink our norms, revisit our assumptions and do things better, where ‘better’ means more sustainability and for the benefit of future generations, writes Nadine Ibrahim.Photograph courtesy of Pexels

Opinion

BY NADINE IBRAHIM

August 25, 2021

“Build Back Better” has been a COVID-19 pandemic tagline lately, but every time it is mentioned, I question: build what? Back to what? And better than what? Focusing on urban infrastructure, the pandemic has magnified many challenges and brought to the forefront issues that deserve attention th...

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