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When a city must be a tree: rethinking the spatial approach to fighting epidemics based on the notion of ‘intermediate confinement’
Principles of sustainability defend compactness, density and diversity as main characteristics of the optimal development of cities. These factors support public transport efficiency, economic activity, accessibility to equipments and services, proximity and walkability of streets and social exchang...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7934125/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41289-021-00160-y |
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author | Carpio-Pinedo, Jose Pozo Menéndez, Elisa Lamíquiz Daudén, Francisco José Higueras García, Ester |
author_facet | Carpio-Pinedo, Jose Pozo Menéndez, Elisa Lamíquiz Daudén, Francisco José Higueras García, Ester |
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description | Principles of sustainability defend compactness, density and diversity as main characteristics of the optimal development of cities. These factors support public transport efficiency, economic activity, accessibility to equipments and services, proximity and walkability of streets and social exchanges in open public spaces. The Covid-19 pandemic crisis has called into question these factors perceived as booster of infections. However, dense and compact cities can also be the synonym of a more efficient provision of services, along with solidarity networks and creative solutions to fight the sanitary and economic crisis. Based on Alexander's (1965) concepts of 'tree' and 'semi-lattice', this study aims to identify areas in the urban tissue that could be self-sufficient, that is functionally autonomous to manage epidemics from the neighbourhood scale. Encouraging healthier lifestyles during lockdown is fundamental for social resilience. What alternative spatial approach to fighting epidemics could perform better? How could an "intermediate confinement" based on self-sufficiency and the promotion of healthier environments become a major priority for action? The analysis of Madrid (Spain) offers a suitable case study due to its density, diversity and high contagiousness during the Covid-19 crisis, revealing also some issues to apply such 'intermediate confinement' strategy, due to major spatial imbalances. |
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spelling | pubmed-79341252021-03-05 When a city must be a tree: rethinking the spatial approach to fighting epidemics based on the notion of ‘intermediate confinement’ Carpio-Pinedo, Jose Pozo Menéndez, Elisa Lamíquiz Daudén, Francisco José Higueras García, Ester Urban Des Int Original Article Principles of sustainability defend compactness, density and diversity as main characteristics of the optimal development of cities. These factors support public transport efficiency, economic activity, accessibility to equipments and services, proximity and walkability of streets and social exchanges in open public spaces. The Covid-19 pandemic crisis has called into question these factors perceived as booster of infections. However, dense and compact cities can also be the synonym of a more efficient provision of services, along with solidarity networks and creative solutions to fight the sanitary and economic crisis. Based on Alexander's (1965) concepts of 'tree' and 'semi-lattice', this study aims to identify areas in the urban tissue that could be self-sufficient, that is functionally autonomous to manage epidemics from the neighbourhood scale. Encouraging healthier lifestyles during lockdown is fundamental for social resilience. What alternative spatial approach to fighting epidemics could perform better? How could an "intermediate confinement" based on self-sufficiency and the promotion of healthier environments become a major priority for action? The analysis of Madrid (Spain) offers a suitable case study due to its density, diversity and high contagiousness during the Covid-19 crisis, revealing also some issues to apply such 'intermediate confinement' strategy, due to major spatial imbalances. Palgrave Macmillan UK 2021-03-05 2021 /pmc/articles/PMC7934125/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41289-021-00160-y Text en © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited 2021 This article is made available via the PMC Open Access Subset for unrestricted research re-use and secondary analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for the duration of the World Health Organization (WHO) declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Carpio-Pinedo, Jose Pozo Menéndez, Elisa Lamíquiz Daudén, Francisco José Higueras García, Ester When a city must be a tree: rethinking the spatial approach to fighting epidemics based on the notion of ‘intermediate confinement’ |
title | When a city must be a tree: rethinking the spatial approach to fighting epidemics based on the notion of ‘intermediate confinement’ |
title_full | When a city must be a tree: rethinking the spatial approach to fighting epidemics based on the notion of ‘intermediate confinement’ |
title_fullStr | When a city must be a tree: rethinking the spatial approach to fighting epidemics based on the notion of ‘intermediate confinement’ |
title_full_unstemmed | When a city must be a tree: rethinking the spatial approach to fighting epidemics based on the notion of ‘intermediate confinement’ |
title_short | When a city must be a tree: rethinking the spatial approach to fighting epidemics based on the notion of ‘intermediate confinement’ |
title_sort | when a city must be a tree: rethinking the spatial approach to fighting epidemics based on the notion of ‘intermediate confinement’ |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7934125/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/s41289-021-00160-y |
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