Pandemic Urbanism: Infectious Diseases on a Planet of Cities (Urban Futures Series)

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Synopsis

Emerging infectious disease outbreaks have transformed the very nature of urban life worldwide, even as the extent and experience of pandemics are shaped by the planetary urban condition. Pandemic Urbanism critically investigates these relationships in a world faced with its first pandemic on a majority urban planet.

The authors reveal the social and historical context of recent infectious disease events and how they have variously transformed the urban fabric. They highlight the important role played by socio-ecological processes associated with the global urban periphery – suburban or post-suburban zones and hinterland areas of “extended” urbanization – changing mobility patterns, and new forms of urban governance and pandemic response. The book develops novel insights for post-pandemic urban governance and planning grounded in the quest for social and spatial justice. In doing so, it reveals a paradox at the heart of pandemic urbanism: urban life enables contagion to spread easily, yet at the same time offers unique possibilities to contain and respond to disease outbreaks.

Copyright:
2023

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
292 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781509549856
Related ISBNs:
9781509549849, 9781509549832
Publisher:
Polity Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
S. Harris Ali, Creighton Connolly, & Roger Keil
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Sociology
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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