Historic pandemic influences on the development if Urban Design transformations in London: Cholera, HIV/AIDS, and Covid-19
Architecture History Thesis
V.V. Umurska (TU Delft - Architecture and the Built Environment)
Y.Y. Gan – Mentor (TU Delft - History, Form & Aesthetics)
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Abstract
As a means of reducing the severity and preventing the spread of pandemics, vaccines have long been acknowledged as the gold standard. But before they were found, this process was carried out using a number of strategies and solutions, some of which were related to city life. This study examines the impact of past epidemics on the development of London's public spaces design. One of the study's findings is the development of a summary framework that investigates the primary causes, severely affected metropolitan regions, mitigation techniques as well as their social impact, and ultimate urban implications used to control disease transmission. The concept of 'Historic pandemic impacts on the evolution of London's urban public space architecture' framework is based on findings from pre-existing research on the Cholera, HIV/AIDS, and COVID-19 pandemics. Creating this framework will allow us to record the changing face of urban public space design over time and utilise that information to inform future municipal strategies aimed at preventing and controlling epidemics.