Geographies of infections: built environment and COVID-19 pandemic in metropolitan Melbourne.
Geographies of infections: built environment and COVID-19 pandemic in metropolitan Melbourne.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.scs.2022.103838
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发表时间:
2022-06
影响因子:
11.7
通讯作者:
Cobbinah PB
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作者:
Gaisie E;Oppong-Yeboah NY;Cobbinah PB
This paper uses spatial statistical techniques to reflect on geographies of COVID-19 infections in metropolitan Melbourne. We argue that the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has become widespread since early 2020 in Melbourne, typically proceeds through multiple built environment attributes – diversity, destination accessibility, distance to transit, design, and density. The spread of the contagion is institutionalised within local communities and postcodes, and reshapes movement practices, discourses, and structures of administrative politics. We demonstrate how a focus on spatial patterns of the built environment can inform scholarship on the spread of infections associated with COVID-19 pandemic and geographies of infections more broadly, by highlighting the consistency of built environment influences on COVID-19 infections across three waves of outbreaks. A focus on the built environment influence seeks to enact visions of the future as new variants emerge, illustrating the importance of understanding geographies of infections as global cities adapt to ‘COVID-normal’ living. We argue that understanding geographies of infections within cities could be a springboard for pursuing sustainable urban development via inclusive compact, mixed-use development and safe public transport.
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