Density and pandemic urbanism: Exposure and networked density in Manila and Taipei

Density has been a key focus in research on the urban dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Much of this work has debated the role of density in infection rates. In contrast, we develop a comparison of the management of pandemic urbanism in two high density Asian cities with divergent pandemic experi...

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Published in:Urban studies (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2024-06, Vol.61 (8), p.1526-1544
Main Authors: Chen, Hung-Ying, McFarlane, Colin, Tripathy, Priyam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
COVID-19
Density
Occupational roles
Pandemics
Urban areas
Urban poverty
Urbanism
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Summary:Density has been a key focus in research on the urban dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Much of this work has debated the role of density in infection rates. In contrast, we develop a comparison of the management of pandemic urbanism in two high density Asian cities with divergent pandemic experiences: Manila and Taipei. To pursue the comparison, we develop two conceptualisations of density: exposure density and networked density. Our approach allows us to examine the nature and consequences, especially for the urban poor, of different approaches to density in the pandemic, and to advance research on urban density.
ISSN:0042-0980
1360-063X
DOI:10.1177/00420980231211011