Abstract
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019 has meant an uphill battle for city management. However, due to deficiencies in facilities and management experience, many megacities are less resilient when faced with such major public health events. Therefore, we chose Wuhan for a case study to examine five essential modules of urban management relevant to addressing the pandemic: (1) the medical and health system, (2) lifeline engineering and infrastructure, (3) community and urban management, (4) urban ecology and (5) economic development. The experience and deficiencies of each module in fighting the pandemic are analyzed, and strategies for revitalization and sustainable development in the future are proposed. The results show that in response to large-scale public health events, a comprehensive and coordinated medical system and good urban ecology can prevent the rapid spread of the epidemic. Additionally, good infrastructure and community management can maintain the operation of the city under the pandemic, and appropriate support policies are conducive to the recovery and development of the urban economy. These precedents provide insights and can serve as a reference for how to change the course of the pandemic in megacities that are still at risk, and they provide experience for responding to other pandemics.
Highlights
On December 8, 2019, pneumonia of unknown cause appeared in Wuhan, and indications pointed to a novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2 [1]
The COVID-19 outbreak represents an extreme challenge to the public health and disease prevention and control system of any megacity
Taking Wuhan as an example, this study reviews the weaknesses of this megacity in dealing with the pandemic to propose sustainable development strategies and measures for implementation by any megacity in the postpandemic period, with insights regarding the necessary actions for a megacity to build its resilience
Summary
On December 8, 2019, pneumonia of unknown cause appeared in Wuhan, and indications pointed to a novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 [1]. The system of public health facilities will be improved by increasing the standardized medical and health facilities to 205 community facilities and building eight municipal subcenters for disease control and four first aid centers In addition to this development program, Wuhan will have space reserved at large general hospital sites and will require both existing buildings and planned developments for public use to have associated supporting infrastructure built into them to facilitate their conversion for use in an emergency, which follows the principle of accommodating the demands of both pandemic and nonpandemic periods [34]. Based on the norm that for every 20,000 square meter floor area of housing, senior homes and services, sports facilities, medical services, cultural facilities, grocery stores and community management operations are essential and required, living circles within a 15-min walking radius will be developed On this basis, a program for improvement and rehabilitation projects in 340 ordinary urban communities and at 114 historic street sites will be carried out. Other tasks to be completed include comprehensively expanding the economic influence of the Wuhan metropolitan area, attracting financial institutions and large enterprises to set up headquarters in Wuhan, and establishing a comprehensive national industrial innovation center as well as national laboratories for medicine, new energy and other purposes
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