Updated on October 27, 2020.
The COVID-19 crisis and related economic disruption have made for unprecedented times, and yet are reminders of how interconnected we all are while highlighting the key role that land use professionals can play.
Since 1936, ULI has provided education and resources to our members worldwide and, in the face of the current environment, is committed to providing timely, practical guidance; best practices; and global insights—whether developed by ULI or curated from respected third-party sources as we have done here.
The following list has been carefully curated and will be regularly updated to showcase the latest news and information of interest to land use professionals on the impacts of COVID-19. We hope you find it of value.
Recommended Resourcesfrom Other Organizations
- The American Institute of Architects: COVID-19 Resources for Architects
- ASHRAE: COVID-19 Preparedness Resources
- American Society of Landscape Architects: COVID-19 Resources
- BOMA Canada: Coronavirus Resources
- Building Operating Management: Coronavirus Resources for Facilities
- Global Wellness Institute: PositivelyWell
- Ipsos: Axios-Ipsos Coronavirus Index
- National Multifamily Housing Council: Coronavirus Preparedness for Apartment Firms
- National Recreation and Park Association: COVID-19 News and Resources for the Field
- Reuters: Tracking the Novel Coronavirus in the U.S.
- Rehab4Addiction: Coronavirus: Guidance for Better Mental Health
- TurboTenant: Coronavirus Resources for Landlords
- U.S. CDC: What Every American and Community Can Do Now to Decrease the Spread of the Coronavirus | COVID-19 Employer Information for Office Buildings
- World Health Organization: Getting Your Workplace Ready for COVID-19
Recommended Reads
Architectural Digest: How the COVID-19 Pandemic Will Change the Built Environment
Architect Magazine: Coronavirus Construction Limits: State-by-State Tracker | How Architecture Firms Are Responding to COVID-19
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation: How COVID-19 Could Change the Way Cities Look and Operate after the Lockdowns | From Calgary to Milan to Bogota, COVID-19 Is Changing How Cities Look and Operate
CityLab: We’ll Need to Reopen Our Cities. But Not Without Making Changes First | Pandemics Are Also an Urban Planning Problem | As Coronavirus Quiets Streets, Some Cities Speed Road and Transit Fixes
Colliers: The Great Return: Making the Workplace Ready
Curbed: Design in the Age of Pandemics | How Coronavirus Will Affect San Francisco’s Rental Market
Cushman & Wakefield: Recovery Readiness: How-To Guide for Reopening Your Workplace
Financial Times: How Healthy Buildings Can Help Us Fight Coronavirus
Gensler: What Happens When We Return to the Workplace? | Design Responds to a Changing World | A Day in the Life: Going Back to Work in China | 10 Considerations for Transitioning Back to Work in a Post-COVID-19 World | Creating Data-Rich Workplaces to Detect and Curb Viral Transmission | How Should Office Buildings Change in a Post-Pandemic World? | Understanding the Touchless Workplace
Harvard University Graduate School of Design: What Role Do Planning and Design Play in a Pandemic? Ann Forsyth Reflects on COVID-19’s Impact on the Future of Urban Life
Jones Lang LaSalle: Tenant Needs in a Post-Pandemic World: 2020 Forecast Series
Kimley Horn: Returning to Retail: How to Build Customer Trust While Maintaining Social Distance | Best Practices for Setting Up COVID-19 Mobile Testing Facilities | Transitioning to Digital Public Involvement: What You Need to Know | Overcome Retail Restrictions with Outdoor Placemaking
McKinsey: Safely Back to School after Coronavirus Closures | Saving Our Livelihoods from COVID-19: Toward an Economic Recovery | Reimaging the Real Estate Industry for Next Normal | Commercial real estate must do more than merely adapt to coronavirus | Reimagining the office and work life after COVID-19 | Reimagining the real estate industry for the next normal
Multi-Housing News: What Property Managers Should Be Doing Right Now
New York Times: Your Building Can Make You Sick or Keep You Well | Flattening the Coronavirus Curve | How Long Will Coronavirus Live on Surfaces or in the Air Around You? | My Restaurant Was My Life for 20 Years. Does the World Need It Anymore?
Next City: Housingin Brief: What Landlords Are Saying about Rent and Evictions during theOutbreak |
PBS: How to Help Others in the COVID-19 Crisis (Newshour)
Recipric: Reopening with User Confidence: Resources & Recommendations
Reuters: Buildings Closed by Coronavirus Face Another Risk: Legionnaires’ Disease
Rocky Mountain Institute: Coronavirus and the Fragility of Auto-Centric Cities
SmithGroup: Equitable Community Engagement during a Global Pandemic and Beyond
Wall Street Journal: The Coronavirus Economic Reopening Will Be Fragile, Partial, and Slow
World Economic Forum: 10 Ways COVID-19 Could Change Office Design
USA Today: Coronavirus Reality Check: 7 Myths about Social Distancing, Busted | 6 Things to Know if You’re Living with Someone Who Has Coronavirus, or Think You Might Be
U.S. Conference of Mayors and National League of Cities: The Economy and Cities: What America’s Local Leaders are Seeing
Washington Post: As Coronavirus Spreads, the Bill for Our Public Health Failures Is Due | The Post-Pandemic Workplace Will Hardly Look Like the One We Left Behind
These resources are provided for informational and educational purposes only and are not necessarily endorsed by or reflect the policies or positions of ULI. The information provided is not intended to constitute medical or legal advice and should not be taken as such. For specific medical advice, consult your physician, and for legal advice, consult your attorney. ULI does not warrant the accuracy or completeness of any information provided and assumes no responsibility for any injury or damage to persons or property arising out of or related to any use of the information provided.
