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The COVID-19 pandemic : power and privilege, gentrification, and urban environmental justice in the global north

Cole, Helen V.S. ; Anguelovski, Isabelle ; Baró, Francesc ; García-Lamarca, Melissa LU orcid ; Kotsila, Panagiota ; Pérez del Pulgar, Carmen ; Shokry, Galia and Triguero-Mas, Margarita (2021) In Cities and Health 5(sup1). p.71-75
Abstract

Planetary urbanization exacerbates the spread of infectious disease and the emergence of pandemics. As COVID-19 cases continue to swell in cities around the world, the pandemic has visibilized urban health inequities. In the Global North, emerging trends show that lower income residents are often at greater risk for infection and death due to COVID-19, due in part to inequitable living, working and environmental conditions. We explore the underlying causes and potential long-term implications of the health inequities exemplified by outbreaks of COVID-19 in the context of evolving patterns of urban development, drawing from theories of urban environmental justice and gentrification.

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COVID-19, environmental justice, gentrification
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Cities and Health
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5
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sup1
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71 - 75
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Taylor & Francis
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2374-8834
DOI
10.1080/23748834.2020.1785176
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English
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Funding Information: This work was supported by the European Research Council [GREENLULUs grant GA678034]; the Juan de la Cierva fellowship program of the Spanish Ministry for Science, Innovation and Universities [IJC2018-035322-I (HVSC); FJCI-2017-33842 (MTM); FJCI-2016-30586 (MGL)]; and by the European Union Horizon 2020 framework program for research and innovation [NATURVATION grant 730243 and UrbanA grant 822357]. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
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