Covid-19, urban economic resilience and the pandemic pivot
Toronto’s restaurant scene
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7366494 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Youjing Li, Ecem Sungur, Andrés Rueda Jiménez (0000-0001-8079-7651), Shauna Brail (0000-0002-7022-3475, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Publication date | 2021-12-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Regional Studies Regional Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2168-1376 • E-ISSN: 2168-1376 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21681376.2021.2013732 |
| OpenAlex | W4200550956 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
Restaurants, fundamental to Toronto’s urban and cultural economy, experienced significant disruption because of extended closures during the Covid-19 pandemic. We examine data harvested from Yelp Business Search Endpoint on restaurant openings and closures in Toronto between May 2020 and May 2021. Our analysis shows that, despite expectations to the contrary, more restaurants opened than closed during this time. Geographically, similar numbers of restaurants both opened and closed in the city’s downtown core, demonstrating that early pandemic predictions suggesting the end of concentration are exaggerated. Overall, restaurants and restaurateurs exhibited resilience during the pandemic. We attribute this resilience, in part, to an ability to pivot to takeout-friendly foods, digital ordering and delivery and because of government funding supports
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak · Advertising · Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Downtown · Economic geography · Geography · Government (linguistics · Pandemic · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science · Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2 · Urban planning · Urban resilience · COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Engineering · Medicine · Psychology · Regional resilience and development
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |