Spatio-temporal Patterns of the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Place-based Influential Factors at the Neighborhood scale in Tehran
Since its emergence in late 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has attracted the attention of researchers in various fields, including urban planning and design. However, the spreading patterns of the disease in cities are still not clear. Historically, preventing and controlling pandemics in cities has always been challenging due to various factors such as higher population density, higher mobility of people, and higher contact frequency. To shed more light on the spread patterns of the pandemic, in this study the authors analyze 43,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases at the neighborhood level in Tehran, the capital of Iran. To examine spatio-temporal patterns and place-based factors contributing to the spread of the pandemic, they used exploratory spatial data analysis and spatial regression. The authors developed a geo-referenced database composed of 12 quantitative place-based variables related to physical attributes, land use and public transportation facilities, and demographic status. They also used the geographically weighted regression model for the local examination of spatial non-stationarity. According to the results, population density (R² = 0.88) and distribution of neighborhood centers (R² = 0.59), drugstores (R² = 0.64), and chain stores (R² = 0.59) are the main factors contributing to the spread of the disease. Additionally, density of public transportation facilities showed a varying degree of contribution. Overall, these findings suggest that demographic composition and major neighborhood-level physical attributes are important factors explaining high rates of infection and mortality. Results contribute to gaining a better understanding of the role of place-based attributes that may contribute to the spread of the pandemic and can inform actions aimed at achieving Sustainable Development Goals, particularly Goals 3 and 11.
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- © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
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Authors:
- Lak, Azadeh
- Sharifi, Ayyoob
- 0000-0002-8983-8613
- Badr, Siamak
- 0000-0002-4723-5611
- Zali, Alireza
- Maher, Ali
- 0000-0002-0448-284X
- Mostafavi, Ehsan
- Khalili, Davood
- 0000-0003-4956-1039
- Publication Date: 2021-9
Language
- English
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- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
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Serial:
- Sustainable Cities and Society
- Volume: 72
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 2210-6707
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/22106707?sdc=2
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Built environment; Communicable diseases; COVID-19; Demographics; Land use; Neighborhoods; Regression analysis; Spatial analysis; Time domain analysis
- Geographic Terms: Tehran (Iran)
- Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors;
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- Accession Number: 01775714
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jun 30 2021 12:01PM