COVID-19 IN THE PERIPHERY OF CURITIBA: Urban Mobility as a “thermometer” of inequality

The article presents some partial results of the author's postdoctoral research and analyzes how the coping strategies for Covid-19 in the periphery of Curitiba, adopted by the Municipal Health Department, can be impacted by the decrease in urban mobility, because, although the reduction of pub...

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Autores: Nogueira de Souza, Marcelo, Silva Bega, Maria Tarcisa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal do Tocantins (UFT)
Repositorio:Revista Observatório
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revista.uft.edu.br:article/9645
Acceso en línea:https://sistemas.uft.edu.br/periodicos/index.php/observatorio/article/view/9645
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Mobilidade urbana
Desigualdade social
Covid-19
Mobilidade Urbana
Sociologia Urbana
Desigualdades Sociais
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Sumario:The article presents some partial results of the author's postdoctoral research and analyzes how the coping strategies for Covid-19 in the periphery of Curitiba, adopted by the Municipal Health Department, can be impacted by the decrease in urban mobility, because, although the reduction of public transport services is a relevant strategy to limit the spread of the virus, in practice, it has revealed itself as a potential catalyst for uncontrolled transmission, as it promotes agglomerations, precisely in the peripheral regions furthest from health facilities capable of treating more severe cases of the disease.