Our response to the Covid-19 crisis

Covid-19 has raised many fundamental issues for urban studies. Together, we are asking important questions about how historical and current understanding of public health, pandemics and expertise in health and epidemiology might intersect with our existing research agendas and societal consequences.

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An introduction to our Covid-19 responses

Covid-19 has raised many fundamental issues for urban studies. We introduce our response.

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The context and content of our work

We summarise our collective responses to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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The Urban Convocation

The Urban Convocation is a collective process of dialogue among researchers located in 20 urban labs active in multiple and markedly different contexts.

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Research ethics after Covid-19

In the context of the Covid-19 pandemic we wanted to understand the ethical challenges the team were now facing.

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Covid-19 and housing struggles

Radical Housing Journal

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UI - Writing - Learning from housing histories

Learning from housing histories

Sam Burgum

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UI - Writing - Ghost towns

Ghost towns and crackdowns – the politics of urban Covid-19 control

Tom Goodfellow and David Jackman

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UI - Writing - Detection and Covid

Detection and Covid-19

Abdoumaliq Simone

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UI - Writing - Energy Access

Energy access is needed to maintain health during pandemics

Vanesa Castán Broto and Joshua Kirchner

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UI - Writing - bio-austerity

Bio-austerity and solidarity in the Covid-19 space of emergency

Michele Lancione and Abdoumaliq Simone

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UI - Writing - Bio-austerity part two

Part two: Bio-austerity and solidarity in the Covid-19 space of emergency

Michele Lancione and Abdoumaliq Simone

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UI - Writing - Whiplash in Manchester

Whiplash in Manchester

By Jonathan Silver

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Containing Covid-19 – AI in China 
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Cities coping with Covid-19 
UI - Writing - Urban Popular Economies
Urban popular economies 
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Pluralizing lockdowns 
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Urban and Urbanisation