Since cities around the world had started to develop different strategies and ideas to respond to the challenges that the current COVID-19 Pandemic brings, a large number of tools have been put available online for cities to share their knowledge, inform themselves, map and track the virus. The following table offers a selection of the most interesting tools Bürogemeinschaft Gauly & Volgmann (bgh.) has found online. We share it and update it regularly with the idea of support cities to navigate the large offer of tools available to them online by different organisations.
| Organisation | Title | Type of tool | Topic | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mobility DataViewer | DataViewer | Mobility | https://www.google.com/covid19/mobility/ | ||
| TUMI | COVID Mobility Works (collecting, synethsizing and sharing mobility responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery.) | Platform (collecting, synethsizing and sharing mobility responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery) | Mobility | https://www.covidmobilityworks.org/ | |
| NUMO | New Mobility Atlas | Allows to view changes to the shared, dockless micromobility landscape in cities around the world | Data viewer | https://www.numo.global/new-mobility-atlas#5.49/51.309/12.626 | |
| UCLG | Covid-19 Service Point | Bank of ideas | Exchange Platform | https://www.citiesforglobalhealth.org/ | |
| C40 | Knowledge Hub | Exchange Platform | General response | https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/index-of-coronavirus-covid-19-journalism-and-other-resources?language=en_US | |
| ICLEI | How three urban food gardens are contributing towards social cohesion in South Africa | Bank of Ideas | Recovery | https://africa.iclei.org/how-three-urban-food-gardens-are-contributing-towards-social-cohesion-in-south-africa/ | |
| The Guardian | News | 'A new normal': how coronavirus will transform transport in Britain's cities | Article | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/18/a-new-normal-how-coronavirus-will-transform-transport-in-britains-cities | |
| URBACT | Complete Set o Tools and resources for Integrated & Participative Working | Toolkit | General response | https://urbact.eu/toolbox-home | |
| Planetizen | Planetizen-Covid -19 | Analysis and articles | General response | https://www.planetizen.com/tag/covid-19 | |
| URBACT | URBACT city responses to Covid 19 | Map of ideas | Exchange Platform | https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/edit?mid=1f5PSeH6hwo1ATDXqaMr5c_6kOs1W0WJ8&ll=45.050281651683235%2C24.112216342931777&z=4 | |
| City of Singapore | Singapore | App ( Covid tracker) | App | https://www.tracetogether.gov.sg/ | |
| European Committee of the Region | Live updates COVID-19. European cities respond to the coronavirus crisis | Bank of Ideas of European Cities | General response | https://covidnews.eurocities.eu/ | |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | Blog | Blog | Planning | https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/progressingplanning/2020/04/02/covid-19-a-call-for-resilient-cities/ | |
| Living Cities -LSE | Reflections on COVID-19 and Public Space Use in Kuwait: The Potential of a New ‘Normal’ | Blog | Public Space | https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/mec/2020/05/06/reflections-on-covid-19-and-public-space-use-in-kuwait-the-potential-of-a-new-normal/?mc_cid=a0e306b78b&mc_eid=715936da20 | |
| European Union’s Horizon 2020-LSE | The Post-Coronavirus Metropolis | Blog | General response | https://www.lse.ac.uk/cities/publications/blogs/The-Post-Coronavirus-Metropolis?mc_cid=a0e306b78b&mc_eid=715936da20 | |
| World Resources Institute | Biking Provides a Critical Lifeline During the Coronavirus Crisis | Blog | Mobility | https://www.wri.org/blog/2020/04/coronavirus-biking-critical-in-cities?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=ncecities&utm_campaign=socialmedia&utm_term=50b82dae-a52d-4003-beba-a8b19c30d12c&mc_cid=a0e306b78b&mc_eid=715936da20 | |
| World Bank | Urban Density Is Not an Enemy in the Coronavirus Fight: Evidence from China | Blog | General response | https://blogs.worldbank.org/sustainablecities/urban-density-not-enemy-coronavirus-fight-evidence-china?CID=WBW_AL_BlogNotification_EN_EXT?cid=SHR_BlogSiteShare_EN_EXT?cid=SHR_BlogSiteShare_EN_EXT&mc_cid=a0e306b78b&mc_eid=715936da20 | |
| IIED | Dealing with COVID-19 in the towns and cities of the global South | Blog | General response | https://www.iied.org/dealing-covid-19-towns-cities-global-south?mc_cid=a0e306b78b&mc_eid=715936da20 | |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | Brazil’s urban inequalities will exacerbate the impacts of Covid-19 | Blog | Social inequality | https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/latamcaribbean/2020/04/14/brazils-urban-inequalities-will-exacerbate-the-impacts-of-covid-19/?mc_cid=a0e306b78b&mc_eid=715936da20 | |
| Brookings | How our cities can reopen after rhe COVID-19 pandemic:A ten-point preparedness plan for our communities | Blog/Guideline | Economy | https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/03/24/how-our-cities-can-reopen-after-the-covid-19-pandemic/ | |
| The Guardian | News | City leaders aim to shape green recovery from coronavirus crisis | Article | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/01/city-leaders-aim-to-shape-green-recovery-from-coronavirus-crisis | |
| European Union | The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives | COVID- 19 Action Plan | General response | https://cor.europa.eu/en/engage/Documents/CoR-Action-plan-on-Covid19_24March2020%20.pdf | |
| National League of Cities | The Partnership for Healthy Cities | COVID-19: LOCAL ACTION TRACKER ( Only US ) | Best practices | https://covid19.nlc.org/resources/covid-19-local-action-tracker/ | |
| Urban Footprint | COVID-19: Mapping and Measuring Community Impact with UrbanFootprint | COVID-19: Mapping and Measuring Community Impact with UrbanFootprint | case counting | https://urbanfootprint.com/covid-19/ | |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | COVID-19 MONITORS OF RELEVANCE TO URBAN AND REGIONAL GOVERNANCE | Data Analytics Note/Newslater/knowledge hub | General response | https://www.lse.ac.uk/cities/Assets/Documents/EGI-Publications/Analytics-Note-01.pdf | |
| Euro Cities | Covid News | European cities respond to the coronavirus crisis. Bank of ideas | Exchange Platform | https://covidnews.eurocities.eu/ | |
| Living Cities | Living Cities Blog | Ideas and Resources for How Cities Can Attack the COVID-19 Crisis ( US) | General response | https://www.livingcities.org/blog/1418-ideas-and-resources-for-how-cities-can-attack-the-covid-19-crisis | |
| Smart Cities World | Smart Cities World | Information Hub about the strategies cities are deploying globally to tackle the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic | General response | https://www.smartcitiesworld.net/coronavirus?aokeywords=&aoca=143&aocr=187&cc=870&campaignRef=1 | |
| Brookings | Brookings Coronavirus response | Knowledge hub | Exchange Platform | https://www.brookings.edu/topic/coronavirus-covid19/ | |
| Metropolis | Covid-19 Service Point | Bank of Ideas | General response | https://use.metropolis.org/news/covid-19-service-point | |
| The Guardian | News | Large areas of London to be made car-free as lockdown eased | Article | https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/may/15/large-areas-of-london-to-be-made-car-free-as-lockdown-eased | |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | LSE-Events | List of Online Public Events with experts related to the responce to Corona Virus | Events | https://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/Search-Events | |
| C40 | Mayours Task Force | Mayors Task Force | General response | https://www.c40.org/press_releases/global-mayors-covid-19-recovery-task-force | |
| Eno Centre for Transportation | COVID-19 NEWS & RESOURCES | News & Resources Hub | Mobility | https://www.enotrans.org/covid19/ | |
| Brookings/Richard Florida/Steven Pedigo | City Talks: Richard Florida on the future of cities after the Coronavirus | Podcast | General response | https://www.centreforcities.org/podcast/city-talks-richard-florida/?mc_cid=a0e306b78b&mc_eid=7 | |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | LSE- What does gender have to do with pandemics? | Podcast | Gender | https://www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?id=4878 | |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | LSE- COVID-19 and Deglobalisation | Podcast | General response | https://www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?id=4876 | |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | LSE-Assessing the Economic Impact of COVID-19 | Podcast | Economy | https://www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?id=4880 | |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | LSE-Transboundary Crisis Management in Europe in the Wake of COVID-19 | Podcast | General response | https://www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?id=4882 | |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | LSE-Data–driven Responses to COVID–19: opportunities and limitations | Podcast | General response | https://www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?id=4893 | |
| The Economist and UNOPS | The future of public spending: responses to covid-19 ( information to increase City'S ability of governments to source what they need—quickly, efficiently and responsibly) | Report | Funding and resources | https://unops.economist.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Thefutureofpublicspending_responsestocovid19.pdf | |
| National Association of City Transportation Officials ( Nacto) (84 North American cities) + Bloomberg Philanthropies | Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery | Guide | Mobility | https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/NACTO_Streets-for-Pandemic-Response-and-Recovery_2020-06-25.pdf | |
| European Comission | EGCN 100% Renewable Toolkit | Toolkit | Renewable energy | https://ec.europa.eu/environment/europeangreencapital/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/EGCN-toolkit-renewable.pdf | |
| TUMI ( and others) | TUMI | Twitter Handle | Mobility | https://twitter.com/TUMInitiative/status/1237106414038003713 | |
| City of Tbilisi, Georgia | Tbilisi-Georgia Website to raise awareness on Corona | Website | Good practice | https://stopcov.ge/en | |
| City of Bogota, Colombia | Bogota-Colombia Website that compiles all relevant information about the response to Corona in the city: | Website | Good practice | https://bogota.gov.co/coronavirus-en-bogota/ | |
| New York University | THE CORONAVIRUS AND THE CITIES | Working Paper | General response | https://marroninstitute.nyu.edu/uploads/content/The_Coronavirus_and_the_Cities%2C_27_March_data%2C_final_draft_31_March_2020_VersApril3.pdf | |
| European Union | The EU's Assembly of Regional and Local Representatives | Map of EU initiatives | General response | https://cor.europa.eu/en/regions?view=stories | |
| C40 | C40 Mayors’ Agenda for a Green and Just Recovery | Policy Brief | Recovery | https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/C40-Mayors-Agenda-for-a-Green-and-Just-Recovery?language=en_US | |
| C40 | A green, just and job-rich COVID-19 recovery: How cities can rapidly boost good, local employment | Implementation Guide | Recovery | https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/A-green-just-and-job-rich-COVID-19-recovery-How-cities-can-rapidly-boost-good-local-employment?language=en_US&utm_campaign=Green+and+Just+Recovery&utm_medium=C40+newsletter&utm_source=C40+newsletter | |
| C40 | Priorities for mayors for a green post-COVID recovery: global perspectives | Article | Recovery | https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/Priorities-for-mayors-for-a-green-post-COVID-recovery-global-perspectives?language=en_US&utm_campaign=Green+and+Just+Recovery&utm_medium=C40+newsletter&utm_source=C40+newsletter | |
| C40 | Housing and COVID-19: How cities are supporting tenants, homeowners and homeless people | Implementation Guide | Housing | https://www.c40knowledgehub.org/s/article/How-cities-are-supporting-residents-in-the-formal-housing-market-during-COVID-19?language=en_US&utm_campaign=14+May+mailing&utm_medium=C40+newsletter&utm_source=C40+newsletter | |
| NUMO | Leveraging Data to Achieve Policy Outcomes. | Mobility Data Tool | Mobility | https://policydata.numo.global/ | |
| NUMO | MoMobility Card Game (English) | Card Game | Mobility | https://www.numo.global/resources/momobility-card-game-english | |
| Various NGOs | Shared Mobility Principles for Livable Cities | Policy Brief ( Principles) | Mobility | https://www.sharedmobilityprinciples.org/ | |
| ICLEI | ICLEI Africa supports local and subnational governments during COVID-19 | Bank of Ideas | General response | https://africa.iclei.org/covid-19/ | |
| ICLEI | ICLEI Europe supports local and subnational governments during COVID-19 | Bank of Ideas | General response | https://iclei-europe.org/news/?c=search&uid=aZrFc6eq | |
| World Bank | Annual Private Participation in Infrastructure Database Global Report, 2019 | Data | Economy | https://ppi.worldbank.org/content/dam/PPI/documents/private-participation-infrastructure-annual-2019-report.pdf | |
| ICLEI | Sustainability and Local Governments in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic | Blog | Recovery | https://talkofthecities.iclei.org/sustainability-and-local-governments-in-the-context-of-the-covid-19-pandemic/ | |
| LSE | Emergency Governance Initiative COVID-19 | Policy Brief | General response | https://www.lse.ac.uk/cities/Assets/Documents/EGI-Publications/PB01-final-for-publication.pdf | |
| South African Government | COVID-19 Corona Virus South African Resource Portal | Website | General response | https://sacoronavirus.co.za/ | |
| Gauteng City-Region Observatory | Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Gauteng | Data and Information | General response | https://www.gcro.ac.za/research/project/detail/responding-covid-19-pandemic-gauteng/ | |
| NUMO | RELEASE: Passenger Distancing Not Sole Factor in Preventing Spread of COVID-19 on Public Transportation, Research Finds | Study release | Public Transport | https://www.numo.global/news/release-passenger-distancing-not-sole-factor-preventing-spread-covid-19-public-transportation | |
| TUMI | #COVID19 transmission risks and infection rates in public transport | Twitter Thread | Public Transport | https://twitter.com/TUMInitiative/status/1266662574453673985 | |
| TUMI | Urban transport: How to save costs and how to generate revenues | Twitter Thread | Public Transport | https://twitter.com/TUMInitiative/status/1305524763230601217 | |
| C40 | Smart Cities Activator | 2020 COVID-19 MITIGATION ROADMAP (US)( Free Registration) | General response | https://smartcitiescouncil.com/webform/account-request-form-smart-cities-activator-andor-2021-readiness-challenge | |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | Shaping the Post-COVID World | Knowledge hub | General response | https://www.lse.ac.uk/Research/covid | |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | The Covid-19 response: Governance Challenges and Innovations by Cities and Regions | Policy Brief | General response | https://www.lse.ac.uk/cities/Assets/Documents/EGI-Publications/Analytics-Note-02.pdf | |
| London School of Economics and Political Science | A Stronger Role for Urban Agriculture in Times of Crisis and Beyond | Blog | Urban Agriculture | https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/progressingplanning/2020/10/26/a-stronger-role-for-urban-agriculture-in-times-of-crisis-and-beyond/?fbclid=IwAR0HPgo4-aUtKsXNyNXSVKZ7i9M4XR6lldzKlq6utgVRdF2lav-EUp96MGI |