Effects of the built environment and human factors on the spread of COVID-19: A systematic literature review

M Alidadi, A Sharifi - Science of the total environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Soon after its emergence, COVID-19 became a global problem. While different types of
vaccines and treatments are now available, still non-pharmacological policies play a critical …

Spatial disparities of self-reported COVID-19 cases and influencing factors in Wuhan, China

G Xu, Y Jiang, S Wang, K Qin, J Ding, Y Liu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The lack of detailed COVID-19 cases at a fine spatial resolution restricts the investigation of
spatial disparities of its attack rate. Here, we collected nearly one thousand self-reported …

Impact of urbanisation and environmental factors on spatial distribution of COVID-19 cases during the early phase of epidemic in Singapore

MK Gurram, MX Wang, YC Wang, J Pang - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Geographical weighted regression (GWR) can be used to explore the COVID-19
transmission pattern between cases. This study aimed to explore the influence from …

Investigating the possible reasons for the low reported morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 in african countries: an integrative review

OK Manna, SAC Clemens… - The Pediatric Infectious …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: COVID-19 has impacted the world differentially with the highest mortality and
morbidity rate burden in Europe and the USA and the lowest mortality and morbidity burden …

Longitudinal wastewater-based surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 in high-density student dormitories in Singapore

WJ Ng, G Kwok, E Hill, FJD Chua, M Leifels… - ACS ES&T …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Environmental surveillance of wastewater from student dormitories was carried out over an
academic year at a university campus in Singapore. From August 2021 to May 2022, SARS …

Urban form and spatiotemporal vulnerability of local communities to COVID-19

Y Wu, YD Wei, M Liu - Geographical Review, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This paper investigates spatiotemporal dynamics of the effects of urban form on the Covid-
19 spread within local communities in Salt Lake County, Utah, in the United States. We …

Deciphering the COVID-19 density puzzle: A meta-analysis approach

PK Singh, AK Mishra - Social Science & Medicine, 2024 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked widespread efforts to mitigate its transmission, raising
questions about the role of urban density in the spread of the virus. Understanding how city …

[HTML][HTML] Building back healthier? The transformative potential and reality of city planning responses to COVID-19 in Melbourne, Australia

M Lowe, S Bell, P Ferguson, M Morley, H Morrice… - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most significant public health and urban planning
challenges that cities have faced in recent times. From an evolutionary resilience …

Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 among underserved pastoralist communities in Kajiado County, Kenya: 2020–2022

Z Macharia, B Ogoti, M Otieno, P Gitonga… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Initial transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) was highest
in densely populated regions of Kenya. Transmission gradually trickled down to the less …

Robust and fragile determinants of the severity of COVID-19 in developing and developed countries: a comparative analysis

IA Moosa, IN Khatatbeh - Journal of Business and Socio-economic …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose The primary objective of this paper is to explore the robust determinants influencing
the infection rate and case mortality rate of COVID-19 in both developing and developed …