The impact of built and socio-economic environment factors on Covid-19 transmission at the ZIP-code level in Florida

Tepe, Emre

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.116806

Cited by 9 publications

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“…Table 1 presents the results of 21 empirical studies examining the relationship between the BE and epidemics in general communities, with investigated indicators classified according to the five "5D" elements of the BE [34]. + --0 Quynh C. Nguyen [25] + Tianming Zheng [20] --+ + + Wu Li et al [32] + -+ -+ Xin Huang [37] + + + -Tribby and Hartmann [22] -0 Niu et al [38] + + + -+ Credit [28] -+ Guo, Yu and Zhang [23] --Asfour [39] + DiMaggio [40] + Rahman [27] 0 + + Yong Xu et al [41] + + + + Bo Li et al [31] + + + Emre Tepe [42] + Zerun Liu et al [43] --+ -Jingwei Wang [19] -+ --Eric Gaisie [44] + + Kate H. Choi [45] -+ Dennis Schmiege [46] --…”

Section: Index Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

High-Density Communities and Infectious Disease Vulnerability: A Built Environment Perspective for Sustainable Health Development

Hu,

Lin,

Jiao

et al. 2023

Buildings

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High-density communities have proliferated globally during rapid urbanization. They are characterized by a high population density and limited per capita public spaces, making them susceptible to infectious disease risks. The impact of infectious diseases in these communities, as evident during the COVID-19 pandemic, underscores their vulnerabilities. Yet, research on disease prevention in high-density areas remains limited. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the built environment and the transmission of infectious diseases in high-density urban communities, with a particular focus on the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing Shenzhen city as a case study, this study collected data on the built environment and epidemic trends and involved a generalized linear regression analysis, aiming to understand the key built environment factors that affect epidemic spread in high-density areas. The results from the study revealed that high-density communities experience higher rates of infectious disease transmission compared to their medium- to low-density counterparts. The significant factors identified include land use mixture and walkability, with land use mixture showing the most substantial impact on infection rates. Through a combination of qualitative analysis and empirical research, we constructed a conceptual framework linking containment measures, non-pharmaceutical interventions, and the built environment. The findings emphasize the significance to focus on the health development of high-density communities and offer valuable insights for tailored urban planning and built environment design. These insights are crucial for promoting the healthy and sustainable transformation of existing high-density communities.

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Section: Index Selectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

High-Density Communities and Infectious Disease Vulnerability: A Built Environment Perspective for Sustainable Health Development

Hu,

Lin,

Jiao

et al. 2023

Buildings

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“…They estimated that about 1.24 trillion face masks were produced during the COVID-19 era and simulated how these plastic waste (face masks) decomposed in the presence of UV and reported the creation of different harmful secondary products such as diethyl phthalate; di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate; and heavy metals, including Cu, Pb, Cd, As, Sn, and Fe. Tepe (2023) assessed the effect of socioeconomic characteristics (such as human behavior, economy, and travel restriction) on COVID-19 cases at the local level. They reported a relationship between educational and health facilities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Review papers are typically deemed promising tools to delineate the research direction and gaps and direct the researchers to future potential studies. Different perspectives were studied in recent review papers on COVID-19 related to the environment, like the optimistic viewpoint (Khan et al, 2021), pessimistic viewpoint (Sharma et al, 2021); socioeconomic (Bashir et al, 2020;Tepe, 2023); COVID-19 in the environment, humans, and animals (Swelum et al, 2020); air pollution (Liu et al, 2020;Sicard et al, 2020;Tang et al, 2020;Fareed et al, 2021;Srivastava, 2021;Jana et al, 2023), the pandemic's impact on pro-environmental product consumption (Kim and Lee, 2022); green gas emission; chemical materials; geographical variations on COVID-19 surveillance (Mohsin et al, 2021;Jakariya et al, 2022); the urban design's role on public health during the pandemic (Faedda et al, 2022); and future perspectives (Daughton, 2020).…”

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confidence: 99%

A sustainable trend in COVID-19 research: An environmental perspective

Vadiati

Ghasemi²,

Samani³

et al. 2023

Front. Environ. Sci.

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread across the globe producing hundreds of thousands of deaths, shutting down economies, closing borders and causing havoc on an unprecedented scale. Its potent effects have earned the attention of researchers in different fields worldwide. Among them, authors from different countries have published numerous research articles based on the environmental concepts of COVID-19. The environment is considered an essential receptor in the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is academically significant to look into publications to follow the pathway of hot topics of research and upcoming trends in studies. Reviewing the literature can therefore provide valuable information regarding the strengths and weaknesses in facing the COVID-19 pandemic, considering the environmental viewpoint. The present study categorizes the understanding caused by environmental and COVID-19-related published papers in the Scopus metadata from 2020 to 2021. VOSviewer is a promising bibliometric tool used to analyze the publications with keywords “COVID-19*” and “Environment.” Then, a narrative evaluation is utilized to delineate the most interesting research topics. Co-occurrence analysis is applied in this research, which further characterizes different thematic clusters. The published literature mainly focused on four central cluster environmental concepts: air pollution, epidemiology and virus transmission, water and wastewater, and environmental policy. It also reveals that environmental policy has gained worldwide interest, with the main keyword “management” and includes keywords like waste management, sustainability, governance, ecosystem, and climate change. Although these keywords could also appear in other environmental policy-related research studies, the importance of the COVID-19 pandemic requires such comprehensive research. The fourth cluster involves governance and management concerns encountered during the pandemic. Mapping the research topics in different clusters will pave the way for researchers to view future potential ideas and studies better. The scope for further research needs from the perspective of environmental concepts is reviewed and recommended, which can expand the vital role and value of environmental sciences in alerting, observing, and COVID-19 prediction for all four clusters. In other words, the research trend would shift from qualitative studies and perspectives to quantitative ones.

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Household health and medical care consumption decisions considering intertemporal uncertainty

Chen,

Mu,

Zhu

et al. 2024

Computers & Industrial Engineering

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The impact of built and socio-economic environment factors on Covid-19 transmission at the ZIP-code level in Florida

Cited by 9 publications

References 52 publications

High-Density Communities and Infectious Disease Vulnerability: A Built Environment Perspective for Sustainable Health Development

High-Density Communities and Infectious Disease Vulnerability: A Built Environment Perspective for Sustainable Health Development

A sustainable trend in COVID-19 research: An environmental perspective

Household health and medical care consumption decisions considering intertemporal uncertainty

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