A social rebuild
1. I love seeing our city rise again. But our physical rebuild and our social rebuild are not the same. Just because one is in hand doesn’t mean the other is.
2. It is so important that we do what we can to ensure the places we build - where we spend so many hours of our lives - are part of our community, and not just part of the map. Otherwise, we risk a scenario where the businesses or residents in areas emerging today may still be only a collection of
strangers with similar addresses ten years from now. How can that lead to a more resourceful and caring society, better able to care for each other and our planet? It certainly won’t help us get any closer to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030!
3. Fortunately, the global trend is clear. What people want, even in cities, is good old-fashioned neighbourhoods. We need connection to each other as well as a sense of belonging to a place. Page 21
