Geographies of the COVID-19 pandemic


Type
Article
Change log
Authors
Rose-Redwood, R 
Kitchin, R 
Apostolopoulou, Elia  ORCID logo  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8166-4639
Rickards, L 
Blackman, T 
Abstract

jats:p The spread of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has resulted in the most devastating global public health crisis in over a century. At present, over 10 million people from around the world have contracted the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), leading to more than 500,000 deaths globally. The global health crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic has been compounded by political, economic, and social crises that have exacerbated existing inequalities and disproportionately affected the most vulnerable segments of society. The global pandemic has had profoundly geographical consequences, and as the current crisis continues to unfold, there is a pressing need for geographers and other scholars to critically examine its fallout. This introductory article provides an overview of the current special issue on the geographies of the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes 42 commentaries written by contributors from across the globe. Collectively, the contributions in this special issue highlight the diverse theoretical perspectives, methodological approaches, and thematic foci that geographical scholarship can offer to better understand the uneven geographies of the Coronavirus/COVID-19. </jats:p>

Description
Keywords
coronavirus, COVID-19, crisis, disease, inequality, pandemic, public health, SARS-CoV-2
Journal Title
Dialogues in Human Geography
Conference Name
Journal ISSN
2043-8206
2043-8214
Volume Title
10
Publisher
SAGE Publications