‘Being close, yet being distanced’: observations on how the COVID-19 pandemic might affect urban interaction

Weinig, Markus; Thierstein, Alain

doi:10.3828/tpr.2020.68

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“…Not only does the typical functional-spatial relationship change: work - home - services ( Jałowiecki, 1967 , pp. 215-216, 230-31), but also the way transport and public spaces are used, which can change social behaviours and habits for a long time ( Fraenkel and Cho, 2020 ; Pratt et al, 2020; Weinig and Thierstein, 2021 ). Alter L. wrote about it (2020, p. 1):…”

Section: Great Importance Of Green Infrastructure Open Spaces Neighbourly Character and Smart Cities Technology During Pandemic Process Imentioning

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Pandemic resilient cities: Possibilities of repairing Polish towns and cities during COVID-19 pandemic

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Section: Great Importance Of Green Infrastructure Open Spaces Neighbourly Character and Smart Cities Technology During Pandemic Process Imentioning

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“…In this study, we assume that: (a) Individuals prefer to have more space at home than less, also in order to be able to create a separate room for WFH; (b) individuals have only limited pecuniary resources and are attracted to areas with lower housing costs; (c) individuals (still) value reasonable accessibility to jobs, and will not become entirely "footloose," as they will still be required to spend part of the working week physically in the office; and (d) they value the existence and quality of certain local cultural, natural, and service amenities. Curfews and restrictions on the movement radius during the Covid-19 pandemic have further bolstered the latter through increased attention to the quality of dwellings and neighbourhoods (Weinig & Thierstein, 2021). As a result, households who shift to more WFH can lower their commuting costs and may move to potentially less expensive municipalities to have more space at home.…”

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“…Rather, such proximity must be seen as complementary to outward connectivity. Furthermore, the density of physical interaction is not only crucial for creative processes in firms but is a constituent of the appeal of cities in general (Weinig & Thierstein, 2021). Batty (2020), Glaeser (2022), and Keil (2020) discuss potential scenarios of post-Covid-19 urban structures.…”

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Working From Home and Covid-19: Where Could Residents Move to?

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2022

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As a protective measure during the Covid-19 pandemic, in Spring 2020, a high number of employees began relocating their workplace to their homes, many for the first time. Recent surveys suggest that the share of those working from home (WFH) will remain higher than before the pandemic in the long term too—with correspondingly fewer commuting journeys. Workplaces are still often concentrated in inner cities, into which workers commute from more outlying areas. However, classical geographical economic theory suggests that a reduced need for commuting might lead to a reorientation of residential preferences amongst employees towards even fewer urban areas, as households trade off the disamenity of commuting against lower housing costs and more living space. This article investigates how such consequences could unfold in space. The Munich Metropolitan Region is characterised by a high share of knowledge-based jobs suitable for WFH and thus serves as our case study. We collect data at the municipality level for relevant aspects of residential location choices and develop an index for the potential of additional residential demand through increased WFH for each municipality in the Munich Metropolitan Region. Crucially, a municipality’s potential depends on the number of commuting days per week. Keeping the weekly commuting time budget constant, an increase in WFH, or a reduction in commuting days allows a longer commuting time per trip. We visualise our results and sensitivities with maps. We observe a gradual yet discontinuous decay of potentials from the region’s core to the fringes with an increase in WFH days.

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“…The problems of spatial management systems will also be related to food supply problems and the development of economically marginalized places (Krzysztofik, Kantor-Pietraga, Spórna, 2020). Therefore, there is no doubt how much impact (also on the location of households) specific spatial decisions will have (Weinig, Thierstein, 2020).…”

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‘Being close, yet being distanced’: observations on how the COVID-19 pandemic might affect urban interaction

Cited by 8 publications

References 3 publications

Pandemic resilient cities: Possibilities of repairing Polish towns and cities during COVID-19 pandemic

Pandemic resilient cities: Possibilities of repairing Polish towns and cities during COVID-19 pandemic

Working From Home and Covid-19: Where Could Residents Move to?

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