Cities, Social Inequalities and COVID-19

Location: UniSA City West Campus, 2 Fenn Pl, Adelaide SA 5000 | Map
Language: English

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Cities, Social Inequalities and COVID-19

Cities are hubs of innovation, economic growth and employment generation. At the same time, it is widely acknowledged that cities face major challenges around poverty, inequalities, climate change and a range of other socio-economic fragilities that often are painted by the utopian visions of ‘urban life’. Most recently, the COVID-19 pandemic has only laid bare the lives of ‘the most vulnerable’, ‘the disadvantaged’, and the people on ‘cliff edges’ in ‘the city’. Whether it is the worst ever lockdown-induced urban migrant workers crisis in India or the failure of the New York city’s health care system to protect the lives of working class and coloured patients , the COVID-19 has brought the urban inequalities truly to the surface.

This 1-day seminar aims at engaging a diverse group of speakers and participants to discuss the disproportionate short-, medium- and long-term impacts of COVID-19 and explain/explore the role of different structural factors/differences and social inequalities in the outcomes of COVID-19. The seminar will end with key reflections, emergent insights and a framework on social inequalities and urban pandemic preparedness.

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"The USF International Fellowship provided an excellent opportunity to further my career as an Urban Geographer. Having dedicated time away from everyday University responsibilities allowed me to make progress on my writing and develop the proposal for my monograph."

Dr Ruth Massey, International Fellowship

Urban Studies Foundation is a registered Scottish charity. Registration number SC039937.

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