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Looking into mobility in the Covid-19 ‘eye of the storm’: simulating virus spread and urban resilience in the Wuhan city region travel flow network

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Shi, S., Pain, K. orcid id iconORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1451-9252 and Chen, X. (2022) Looking into mobility in the Covid-19 ‘eye of the storm’: simulating virus spread and urban resilience in the Wuhan city region travel flow network. Cities, 126. 103675. ISSN 0264-2751 doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2022.103675

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Abstract: Recent urban and regional studies have focused on identifying positive spillover effects from intensifying flows of people in city region networks. However, potential negative spillover effects have lacked attention. The article addresses this research gap focusing on the negative spillover effects represented by Covid-19 contagion in the Wuhan regional travel flow network, China. Drawing on central place theory and central flow theory, Covid-19 spatial spread simulation scenarios are explored using a combined micro-level epidemic compartment model and urban network approach. It is found that not only centrally positioned primate but secondary cities are highly risk exposed to contagion. In addition, these cities have enhanced transmission capacity in a balanced, well-connected travel flow network, whereas a centralised or locally clustered network would be more spread resilient. Both hierarchical position and horizontal flows are found relevant for explaining Covid-19 uneven spread and for informing mobility interventions for a potential future outbreak.

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Item Type Article
URI https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/104159
Item Type Article
Refereed Yes
Divisions Henley Business School > Real Estate and Planning
Uncontrolled Keywords Covid-19; City Region; Travel Flow Network; Spillover Effects; Central Place Theory; Central Flow Theory
Publisher Elsevier
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