Surveying the Covid-19 Pandemic and Its Implications: Urban Health, Data Technology and Political Economy

Zaheer Allam, Deakin University, is an Urban Strategist for The Port Louis Development Initiative and the Global Creative Leadership Initiative. He is the author of Theology and Urban Sustainability (Springer), Cities and the Digital Revolution: Aligning Technology with Humanity (Palgrave Macmillan), Urban Governance and Smarter City Planning: Lessons from Singapore (Emerald), Cities and Climate Change: Achieving Decarbonisation and Economic Sustainability (Palgrave Macmillan), and Biotechnology and Future Cities: Cities as Living and Intelligent Organisms (Palgrave Macmillan). He consults on Smart Cities strategies as well as the increasing role technology plays in culture and society. Zaheer is the African Representative of the International Society of Biourbanism, member of the Advisory Circle of the International Federation of Landscape Architects, and was elevated, by the President of Mauritius, to the rank of Officer of the Order of the Star and Key of the Indian Ocean; the highest distinct order of Merit in Mauritius.