Professor of Urban Studies, Ricky Burdett shares his thoughts on the impacts of the pandemic on Britain’s high streets for the LSE COVID-19 blog.
Based on his recent contribution to a Housing, Communities and Local Government select committee session on supporting Britains' high streets after COVID-19, Ricky highlights how the post-pandemic response should be more than supporting shops but recognising the social value that the high street can provide to the surrounding neighbourhood as places that sustain complex, inner-city living.
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LSE COVID-19 blog publishes expert and accessible research about the coronavirus pandemic. Their focus is on the global policy response to the crisis as part of LSE’s School of Public Policy.