Sustainable Urban Development in the Context of Globalization and the Health Crisis Caused by the Covid-19 Pandemic

Roxana Sarbu,Sorin Burlacu,Silviu Diaconu,Cristina Alpopi,T Kliestik

doi:10.1051/shsconf/20219201043

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Research background: The concept of sustainable development had as its starting point the global ecological crisis 1929-1933 and was later developed by encompassing all economic and social and human spheres, reaching that today, sustainable development is the new path of humanity. Sustainable development has been conceived as a solution to the ecological crisis determined by the intense industrial exploitation of resources and the continuous degradation of the environment and seeks first of all to preserve the quality of the environment. Sustainable development promotes the concept of reconciling economic and social progress without endangering the natural balance of the planet. Purpose of the article: The objective of this paper is to highlight the trends determined by the current health crisis. Methods: The main research method is the bibliographic study doubled by a secondary documentary analysis that allowed us to identify both the historical evolution of the concept and the detachment of current trends. Findings & Value added: All these concepts take on a new meaning in the current pandemic context and the trend seems to be man’s return to nature and villages, perhaps determined by home isolation as the central method imposed by most countries in the fight against Coronavirus.

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Sustainable urban development requires changes in governance, market and regulation for both cities and nations and for the environment [1]
The concept of sustainable development had as its starting point the global ecological crisis 1929-1933 and was later developed by encompassing all economic and social and human spheres, reaching that today, sustainable development is the new path of humanity
Sustainable development has been conceived as a solution to the ecological crisis determined by the intense industrial exploitation of resources and the continuous degradation of the environment and seeks first of all to preserve the quality of the environment

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Sustainable urban development requires changes in governance, market and regulation for both cities and nations and for the environment [1]. We support research that argues that urban areas, especially cities, are significant consumers of materials and energy These consumptions can be made both directly on their land surfaces and indirectly through the materials, goods and services they import or export [3]. Studies of all times show that this man-made and human-dominated organism degrades natural habitats, simplifies species composition, disrupts hydrological systems, and alters the flow of energy and the nutrient cycle. In this context, sustainable urban development (SUD) is seen as a panacea that would minimize the effects caused by large-scale human activities on the environment [4, 5]. We agree that a city, especially today, needs to know when to grow and how to grow [6]

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