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COVID-19 and the compact city: Implications for well-being and sustainable urban planning.
Mouratidis, Kostas.
  • Mouratidis K; Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway. Electronic address: konstantinos.mouratidis@nmbu.no.
Sci Total Environ ; 811: 152332, 2022 Mar 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1586550
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This paper provides new evidence on the role of city planning, urban form, and built environment characteristics in health and well-being during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Based on survey and geographic information systems (GIS) data from Oslo and Viken in Norway, the paper investigates changes in health and well-being due to COVID-19 and how the compact city and its characteristics relate to these changes. Findings indicate that self-reported measures of health and well-being worsened due to COVID-19. The most substantial changes were reported for life satisfaction, anxiety, and satisfaction with leisure, personal relationships, and vacations. General health, happiness, and satisfaction with income also declined during COVID-19 in comparison with pre-COVID-19 times. Overall, residents of compact neighborhoods reported lower well-being during COVID-19 compared to residents of lower-density neighborhoods. Important compact city characteristics - higher neighborhood density, reliance on public transport, smaller dwellings, and less green space - were negatively associated with well-being and health outcomes during COVID-19. In contrast, another compact city attribute, the presence of numerous local facilities, was positively linked to well-being and health during COVID-19. Based on these findings, the paper presents possible implications for sustainable urban planning and compact cities.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: City Planning / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Sci Total Environ Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: City Planning / COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study Limits: Humans Language: English Journal: Sci Total Environ Year: 2022 Document Type: Article