Changes in life due to COVID-19 and suggestions for future international cooperation programs inurban areas of developing countriescooperation programs in urban areas of developing countries

Report on a questionnaire survey to expatriates of Japan international cooperation agency (JICA)

Abstract

The pandemic of COVID-19 has driven various changes in urban areas. In this study, we conducted a questionnaire survey to expatriates of JICA in order to realize the impact on the urban area from the perspective of residents. As a result, some changes regarding lifestyles, behaviors of citizens, and government policy were found. Moreover, it was proposed that the pandemic made the conventional issues more serious, and caused urban issues which had not been recognized. From the aspect of international cooperation, while the traditional approaches were found to be effective, the need to address new issues was suggested.