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RESPOND

RESPOND focuses on long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark on everyday life and the built environment.

Research project

RESPOND

RESPOND focuses on long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark on everyday life and the built environment.

The RESPOND project aims to contribute to building up resilience of societies and the built environment against future challenges such as new pandemics, climate change, economic crises etc.

From pandemic to polycrisis – learning from Covid-19

Symposium held on 1 November 2023 in Copenhagen (and online).

Read more about the RESPOND symposium

Why

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on societies and economies across the world. This has been most evident during the lockdowns and the many restrictions on social life, but what will be the long-term impact of the pandemic on society, the built environment and the everyday life of people?

What

RESPOND focuses on long-term implications of the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark on everyday life and the built environment. It does so by zooming in on five societal spheres: Dwellings, workplaces, cities & public space, leisure activities & consumption, and institutional contexts (e.g. nursing homes).

How

The overall aim is to identify, document and explore COVID-19-related transformations. RESPOND combines quantitative and qualitative methods through integrated studies. Statistical analyses of Danish register data and repeated surveys are carried out throughout the project to monitor COVID-19-related changes. In parallel with this, qualitative studies are completed to explore specific themes in detail.

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About the RESPOND project

  • Purpose: to create applicable knowledge about the effect of Covid-19 on our behaviour and physical surroundings, which can inspire new solutions to a more resistant built environment with better quality of life for everyone. 
  • Project period: 15 February 2022–15 February 2025
  • Funding: 20 million DKK (2.7 million euro) from REALDANIA.
  • Part of a grater venture: the research at Aalborg University is part of a larger project, which also includes a track focused on the development of new solutions based on the Covid19 pandemic. 
  • Part of a greater venture: the research at Aalborg University is part of a larger project, which also included a solution track focused on the development of new solutions based on the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more about the collective RESPOND project.  
  • Researchers in the project: see who is in the RESPOND project
  • Project manager: Toke Haunstrup Bach Christensen