Covid-19 amplifies urban inequalities
SOURCE: South African Journal of Science
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): I.Turok, J.Visagie
KEYWORDS: COVID-19, INEQUALITY, INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, TOWNSHIP
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11988
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/16031
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/16031
OUTPUT TYPE: Journal Article
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2021
TITLE AUTHOR(S): I.Turok, J.Visagie
KEYWORDS: COVID-19, INEQUALITY, INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, TOWNSHIP
DEPARTMENT: Equitable Education and Economies (IED)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 11988
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/16031
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/16031
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Abstract
COVID-19 has had asymmetrical spatial impacts across South Africa. New evidence from the National Income Dynamics Study: Coronavirus Rapid Mobile (NIDS-CRAM) survey shows that the pandemic and lockdown reflex have magnified pre-existing divisions within cities. Although COVID-19 has severely impacted the whole country, townships and informal settlements have proved more vulnerable than suburbs. As South Africa was already one of the most unevenly developed countries in the world, COVID-19 has widened the gap between places, which face very different levels of risk and resilience.-
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