Barcelona Global promotes a network of global cities to study responses to COVID-19
Barcelona Global and the Regional Plan Association of New York have promoted a network of 15 cities together with Amsterdam, Brisbane, Cape Town, Chicago, Dallas, Glasgow, Hong Kong, San Francisco, São Paulo, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Toronto, Paris and Vienna, where representatives of civil and business society have shared their perception on how cities are responding to COVID-19, the role of civil society, and the long-term changes that the pandemic can cause, and consequently publishing the document Cities, COVID-19, and Civic and Business Leadership.
Representatives of the civil and business society from the cities of Amsterdam, Barcelona, Brisbane, Cape Town, Chicago, Dallas, Glasgow, Hong Kong, New York, San Francisco, São Paulo, Sydney, Tel Aviv, Toronto, Paris, and Vienna have held several virtual meetings in the last few weeks, and have shared their thoughts on how cities are responding to COVID-19, the role of civil society, and the long-term adjustments that the pandemic may cause.