This volume contains 22 short essays by geography, sociology, and other researchers from around the world, who examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on urban inequalities and how uneven geographies and experiences of the pandemic intersect with preexisting economic, social, spatial, and racial inequalities in cities around the world, focusing on what has changed, what has remained the same, and the conditions needed to create a more equitable and just urban future. They address working practices during the pandemic, including street vendors’ struggles in Vietnam, low-income workers in Dubai, domestic workers in the US, hustlers in Jamaica, and working from home in Istanbul; life during lockdown in terms of public transport in India, food insecurity in Bangladesh, gender inequalities in Belarus and Ukraine, infrastructure inequality in South Africa, public housing in Denver, and socio-spatial inequity in Sao Paulo; migration aspects related to young female migrants in Bangladesh, the living conditions of migrants in Kuala Lumpur, life in a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh, and the marginalization of migrant workers in Singapore; and experiences related to age, race, gender, and ability, with discussion of the impact of urban space on social identity, the relationship between COVID-19 and defunding the police, the experiences of older adults in the Netherlands, the role of social infrastructures for transgender people, and digital accessibility and social isolation for visually impaired people in New Zealand. Annotation ©2021 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
Contributions to this volume engage directly with different urban communities around the world. They give voice to those who experience poverty, discrimination and marginalisation in order to put them in the front and centre of planning, policy and political debates that make and shape cities.
Our experiences of the city are dependent on our gender, race, class, age, ability, and sexual orientation. It was already clear before the pandemic that cities around the world were divided and becoming increasingly unequal. The pandemic has torn back the curtain on many of these pre-existing inequalities.Contributions to this volume engage directly with different urban communities around the world. They give voice to those who experience poverty, discrimination and marginalisation in order to put them in the front and center of planning, policy, and political debates that make and shape cities. Offering crucial insights for reforming cities to be more resilient to future crises, this is an invaluable resource for scholars and policy makers alike.
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