Pandemic And Urban Sustainability: Analyzing The Covid-19 Scenario In Mumbai, India

The urban area is a spatial system that significantly impacts residents’ health risks. Despite the fact that urban areas house only 55% of the global population, they account for 95% of COVID-19 cases, highlighting the urgent need to understand the role of the urban environment in disease spread. This research explores the critical impact of urban form characteristics on public health risks, focusing primarily on the dynamics of COVID-19 transmission. The aim of the study study is to elucidate the spatial association between urban form elements such as connectivity, density, and heterogeneity and the incidence of COVID-19 cases, with a specific focus on Yogyakarta. Using global (OLS) and local (GWR) spatial regression models, we analyzed the relationship between these elements and COVID-19 prevalence at the neighborhood level rigorously. Our findings reveal a pronounced spatial correlation, particularly highlighting the significance of connectivity and heterogeneity. These factors explain over 95% of the variance in case numbers, while density shows no substantial link. This study’s originality lies in its hypothesis-driven examination of urban form impact on COVID-19 transmission, providing new insights into the spatial determinants of health risks in urban settings. Practical implications of our research are profound, providing evidencebased guidance for urban planning and disaster preparedness strategies to mitigate future health crises better. The study contributes valuable insights into designing healthier and more sustainable urban environments by providing a nuanced understanding of how the urban form influences the spread of disease.

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Comparative Analysis of Ecological Footprint in Five Cities of India

Kolhe,

Mehrotra,

Parihar

2024

Insights on Resiliency and Urban Development

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COVID-19, a new respiratory disease identified in December 2019, is one of the most recent risks to human health around the world. The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of COVID-19 on the ecological footprints of five cities across India: Delhi, Bhopal, Bareilly, Betul, and Razole, using the global footprint networks calculator tool. In this comparative analysis, six major factors were employed to examine EF which were examined through food, shelter, transportation, commodities, and services. Further, statistical test - T test and ANOVA analyse the difference ecological footprints in five cities. A total of 15 questions derived from six factors of land use type have been considered for the analysis using primary questionnaires collected via online google forms. The study presents a change in the ecological footprint through exploratory study of different cities with varying population sizes in the times of COVID-19. Results show significant difference in ecological footprint among the cities with maximum variation observed in class I cities like Delhi.

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Pandemic And Urban Sustainability: Analyzing The Covid-19 Scenario In Mumbai, India

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Toward pandemic proofing Mumbai: Rethinking sustainable urban development based on the COVID-19 experience

Toward pandemic proofing Mumbai: Rethinking sustainable urban development based on the COVID-19 experience

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Comparative Analysis of Ecological Footprint in Five Cities of India

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