What can we learn from COVID-19 about helping local areas to be more resilient to economic, and other, shocks? And what is the impact of changes in demand for land, such as office, retail, housing etc in particular locations?
Background
The questions that will help us to grow our understanding to support the recovery from the pandemic, and to inform the medium and long term strategy for ‘living with COVID’, in areas relevant to DLUHC responsibilities.
Next steps
The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: [email protected] and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: [email protected].
Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Topics
Related UKRI funded projects
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The geography of post COVID-19 shutdown recovery risk in UK economic activity. Implications for recovery inequality and targeted stimulus
The COVID-19 shutdown is not affecting all parts of the UK equally. Economic activity in local consumer service industries (LCSI), such as retail outlets, restaurants, hairdressers, or gardeners has all but stopped; othe...
Funded by: COVID
Lead research organisation: University of Sheffield
Why might this be relevant?
The project measures the shock, multiplier, and recovery risk for UK neighborhoods, providing data for designing appropriate recovery policy.
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Systemic environmental risk analysis for threats to UK recovery from COVID-19
UK Recovery from COVID-19 needs to balance the needs of the economy, societal cohesion and health. The Environment is not currently explicit in some framings of national recovery, yet there are a number of major risks in...
Funded by: NERC
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF READING
Why might this be relevant?
The project analyzes systemic environmental risks to UK recovery from COVID-19, but does not directly address the impact of changes in demand for land in specific locations.
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The Economic Linkages of Covid-19 Across Sectors and Regions in the UK
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected different countries and regions differently both in the severity and the number of cases. Therefore, different regions within countries may require different policies to effectively add...
Funded by: COVID
Lead research organisation: University of Hull
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically focuses on understanding the economic impact of COVID-19 on different regions and sectors, which directly addresses the question about helping local areas be more resilient to economic shocks.