Engineering and Technology

Modelling systemic COVID-19 impacts in cities

L. Beevers, M. Bedinger, et al.

This paper presents the Urban Systems Abstraction Hierarchy (USAH), offering new insights into the COVID-19 pandemic's impacts on cities, specifically applying it to Edinburgh. The research, led by authors from the University of Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University, identifies key areas for enhancing urban resilience and recovery strategies.

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Abstract

This paper proposes the Urban Systems Abstraction Hierarchy (USAH) as a novel approach to model the complex, cross-sectoral impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in cities. Applying the USAH to Edinburgh, UK (March-October 2020), the study identifies city-level impacts and informs urban resilience planning by analyzing changes in systemic priorities and highlighting areas needing attention for both short-term shocks and long-term recovery. The research contributes methodologically by testing a new complex systems approach and practically by providing city-specific results.

Publisher

npj Urban Sustainability

Published On

Jun 22, 2022

Authors

Lindsay Beevers, Melissa Bedinger, Kerri McClymont, David Morrison, Gordon Aitken, Annie Visser-Quinn

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