Understanding the Impact of Urban Features on COVID-19 Spreading
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is an unprecedented global event that has been challenging governments, health systems, and communities worldwide. Available data indicates varying patterns of the spread of COVID-19 within American cities, especially in the first few months of the pandemic when the spread was faster in high-density, walkable cities, such as New York, than in low-density, car-oriented cities, like Los Angeles. This work investigates the hypothesis that urban configuration and associated spatial use patterns directly impact how the disease spreads and infects the population.
This paper addresses the first 60 days of contagion — when containment measures had not yet entirely influenced the spread — in 93 counties in the United States, considering data regarding population size, population density, walkability of the city, and the number of confirmed cases and deaths.
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| Work Title | Understanding the Impact of Urban Features on COVID-19 Spreading |
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| License | CC BY-NC 4.0 (Attribution-NonCommercial) |
| Work Type | Poster |
| Publication Date | September 23, 2021 |
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| Deposited | February 22, 2022 |