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The COVID-19 Pandemic will stimulate a rethink of the shape and structure of cities. A likely post-pandemic model will be to restructure cities as being a number of mini cities where there is a much closer relationship between where people live and where people work. This will reduce travel times and the congestion that comes with this. This paper will examine the traditional form of Indian cities and the role of geometry from ancient texts that gave structure to temples, towns and cities. Finally, the paper will promote the polycentric approach to city planning as a realistic response to the COVID-19 pandemic that manages large cities as being a combination of many mini cities.
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Johnson, C. (2022). Monocentric City Plans to Polycentric Structures. In: Mishra, R.K., Kumari, C.L., Chachra, S., Krishna, P.S.J., Dubey, A., Singh, R.B. (eds) Smart Cities for Sustainable Development. Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7410-5_2
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