What Can We Do to Respond to COVID-19 in Informal Cities?
Peer Reviewed
Date issued
May 2020
Subject
Metropolitan Area;
Urban Renewal;
Coronavirus;
Pandemic;
Public Health Emergency;
Social Distancing;
Isolation
JEL code
O54 - Latin America • Caribbean;
O21 - Planning Models • Planning Policy;
O12 - Microeconomic Analyses of Economic Development;
R21 - Housing Demand;
R31 - Housing Supply and Markets;
R14 - Land Use Patterns;
O35 - Social Innovation
Category
Catalogs and Brochures
Covid-19 poses the same health threats to people living in informal settlements as the rest of the population; however, their living conditions puts them at a greater risk and could generate a worse overall outcome. Thus, it is necessary to consider
a multi-disciplinary, multi-sectorial and multi-level approach to solving problems in informal neighborhoods during this time. This document proposes recommendations on how to intervene and manage the emergency in urban settlements.
a multi-disciplinary, multi-sectorial and multi-level approach to solving problems in informal neighborhoods during this time. This document proposes recommendations on how to intervene and manage the emergency in urban settlements.
