Zoonotic urbanisation: multispecies urbanism and the rescaling of urban epidemiology
Urban Studies
; 2023.
Article
in English
| Web of Science | ID: covidwho-2308557
ABSTRACT
A focus on zoonotic urbanisation challenges existing conceptions of global urbanism. In this article I consider how a modified urban political ecology framework might help to illuminate emerging landscapes of epidemiological risk. I show how a multi-scalar perspective on urban epidemiology, including the impact of colonialism, global capitalism, and changing relations with non-human others, unsettles existing analytical approaches. I contrast resilience-oriented public health paradigms, focused on the malleability of nature, with a historically grounded set of insights into global environmental change. I suggest that the conceptual field of zoonotic urbanisation provides an analytical entry point for understanding an emergent 'triple crisis' spanning climate change, biodiversity loss, and global health threats.
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Web of Science
Type of study:
Observational study
Language:
English
Journal:
Urban Studies
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
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