The Covid-19 pandemic in informal settlements
(Re)considering Urban Planning Interventions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21406287 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Uchendu Eugene Chigbu (0000-0003-3522-1172, Namibia University of Science and Technology), Victor Onyebueke (0000-0001-7695-8117, Namibia University of Science and Technology), Victor Udemezue Onyebueke (Uchendu Eugene Chigbu is Associate Professor in Land Administration, Department of Land and Property Sciences, Namibia University of Science and Technology, No. 13 Jackson Kaujeua Street, Private Bag 13388, Windhoek, Namibia; Victor Udemezue Onyebueke is Senior Lecturer, University of Nigeria Faculty of Environmental Studies, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Enugu, Nsukka, Enugu 400241, Nigeria) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 92 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 115-121 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Town Planning Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-0020 • E-ISSN: 1478-341X |
| Publisher | Liverpool University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3828/tpr.2020.74 |
| OpenAlex | W3118322881 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 12 |
In view of the Sustainable Development Goal 11, for cities and human settlements to be made inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, Chigbu and Onyebueke contribute ideas for mitigating the COVID-19 threat in slums They have structured the Viewpoint in line with its objectives First, they begin by unpacking the predominance of informal settlements in cities of the global South Second, they situate the CP incidence in informal settlements as a super-wicked problem Third, they state why (and how) urban planning matters, particularly in conjunction with public health, in the formidable effort to safeguard slums from pandemic threats in the short and long runs
Archaeology · Business · Civil engineering · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Human settlement · Informal settlements · Pandemic · Political science · Psychological intervention · Sustainable development · Urban planning · Engineering · Medicine · Urban Agriculture and Sustainability · Urban and Rural Development Challenges · Urban Planning and Governance
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |