By reviewing the studies on the cities in the early months of the COVID-19 outbreak, we could develop a promising perspective for identifying solutions during future similar pandemics.
Our ‘adaptive bubble strategy’ illustrates how older adults protect themselves from virus transmission and maintain healthy living activities and psychological wellbeing with the support of the built environment during COVID-19.
The psychological impact of social distancing order during the COVID-19 pandemic can be determined by combining the effects of both individual and community capacities. This study supports the need to improve the physical environment to implement more sustainable health policies in different communities and cities across the world.
Our Jerusalem Railway Park study addressed the needs of those aged 55 in disparate communities, with long-term implications for physical and mental health, and community
Health arguments are rarely used to justify urban policies in Latin America. A new urban health study suggests we can and should do better connecting
A Brazilian study, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, showed important changes in built environments for physical activity, highlighting these chances across different regions of the city,
The Our Voice approach allowed Ciclovía users in Bogotá, Colombia, to identify opportunities to improve the enjoyment of their rights to health and recreation, to
Insights into life conditions of residents in social housing in Medellin, Colombia to contribute to the planning and management of healthier housing using a novel
Researchers demonstrated empirically that COVID-19 lockdowns damaged mood. In fact, their results indicate that there is a negative relationship between household density and the mood
We examined how levels women’s empowerment differ across cities and how it is linked to differences in infant mortality in Latin American cities.