Don’t stand so close to me: Public spaces, behavioral geography, and COVID-19
Autumn C. James
Abstract
COVID-19 is influencing how people engage with one another in geographic space. Stay-at-home orders and social distancing have reduced people’s bodily presences and social interactions in public spaces. Revisiting classical behavioral geography, this commentary explores the perception and engagement of geographic space among residents in the downtown core of a large metropolitan region in Texas during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)GeographyEconomic geographyHuman geographyVirologyMedicineOutbreakDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts