How high can we go? Urban density, infectious versus chronic disease, and the adaptive resilience of cities
Chris Webster
Abstract
Webster discusses urban density, infectious versus chronic disease, and the adaptive resilience of cities COVID-19 will not stop the inexorable trend towards larger and denser cities The human tolerance of risk in pursuit of wealth and well-being is too high for that Cities are in essence a coming together of humanity to facilitate labor specialization and economic advancement, and the pull has always been relentless and sacrificial History also shows that individuals are willing to tolerate high levels of rights infringement as the price of personal and familial advancement
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Resilience (materials science)Psychological resilienceHumanity2019-20 coronavirus outbreakDevelopment economicsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)DiseaseEconomic growthBusinessInfectious disease (medical specialty)Economic geographyEconomicsPolitical scienceBiologyMedicineLawVirologyPsychologyOutbreakPhysicsPsychotherapistThermodynamicsPathologyCOVID-19 epidemiological studiesHealth disparities and outcomes