Author(s): Naveed Ul Haq, Ayesha Naveed Ul Haq, Sergey Yevgenievich Barykin, Kanwar Muhammad Javed Iqbal, Andrei Viktorovich Kharlamov, Tatiana Lvovna Kharlamova, Muhammad Irfan Khan
Undoubtedly, the theories and models of city planning need to provide mapping of resilience in urban areas in current situation and in case of any other pandemic in future. So, the authors consider the shift of the strategic planning paradigms of urban design for post-pandemic era around the world. This paper aims to provide a practical mathematical model that correlates Social Distancing (SD) to personal and communal hygiene, Room Density (RD), Open Spaces (OS), desire for need to interact and alternate for need to interact. These parameters are given numerical attributes formulated with the help of primary as well as secondary data. The results are ranked to depict level of SD. For conceptualization of this theory and formulation of mathematical model, classical concept of density was revisited and used to assess soundness of urban design. This paper covers an innovative theory and suggests the approach to investigate the strategic planning aspects on the basis of the post-pandemic urban design model. The developed model enables making decisions whether an urban area is suitable for effective social distancing or not. It will also identify the weaknesses of existing urban designs and will provide opportunity to improve the strategic planning of both the business entities and city development.