Affiliation:
1. National Chengchi University, Taiwan
2. Durham University, UK
3. Ecole d’urbanisme de Paris, France
Abstract
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.
Funder
H2020 European Research Council
Subject
Urban Studies,Environmental Science (miscellaneous)
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