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Covid-19, internet, and mobility

The rise of telework, telehealth, e-learning, and e-shopping

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ID21230740
AuthorsKostas Mouratidis (0000-0003-0662-0158, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, corresponding author), Apostolos Papagiannakis (0000-0001-7183-2742, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Year2021
Volume74
Pages103182
Publication date2021-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSustainable Cities and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2210-6707 • E-ISSN: 2210-6715
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.scs.2021.103182
PMID34540566
OpenAlexW3184620942
LanguageEN
Citations received64
References cited61

This study provides new evidence on changes in a range of online activities due to the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Online activities replaced physical participation in activities and contributed to changes in urban mobility during the pandemic. Using data from a nationwide survey in Greece, the paper examines changes in the importance and the frequency of engaging in online activities before and during COVID-19. Findings show that both the importance and the frequency of engaging in telework, teleconferencing, online learning (e-learning), telehealth, and online shopping (e-shopping) significantly increased during COVID-19 compared to pre-COVID-19. Substantial increases in importance were reported for telework (31% increase), teleconferencing (34% increase), online learning (34% increase), and telehealth (21% increase). Those who, on a daily basis, teleworked, teleconferenced, and made video calls with family or friends quadrupled during COVID-19, while daily online learners increased seven-fold. Telehealth and online shopping also increased but more modestly. Urban mobility in the post-COVID-19 era is likely to depend on the degree of prevalence and acceptance of these remote online activities, together with a set of complex and interconnected factors related to urban form, the spatial planning and decision-making system, and social awareness about the future of cities

Business · Disease · Geography · Health care · Multimedia · Online learning · Pandemic · Political science · Telehealth · Telemedicine · The Internet · Videoconferencing · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Consumer Retail Behavior Studies · COVID-19 epidemiological studies · Medicine · Psychology · Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

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