COVID-19 Spatial Policy: A Comparative Review of Urban Policies in the European Union and the Middle East

Przemysław Śleszyński (), Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir, Maciej Nowak, Paulina Legutko-Kobus, Mohammad Hajian Hossein Abadi and Noura Al Nasiri
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Przemysław Śleszyński: Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization Polish Academy of Sciences (IGSO PAS), Twarda 51/55, 00-818 Warsaw, Poland
Amir Reza Khavarian-Garmsir: Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Geographical Sciences and Planning, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 8174673441, Iran
Maciej Nowak: The West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, al. Piastów 17, 70-310 Szczecin, Poland
Paulina Legutko-Kobus: SGH Warsaw School of Economics, al. Niepodległości 162, 02-554 Warsaw, Poland
Mohammad Hajian Hossein Abadi: Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran 1417935840, Iran
Noura Al Nasiri: Department of Geography, College of Arts & Social Sciences, Center for Environmental Studies and Research (CESAR), Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat 123, Oman

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 3, 1-30

Abstract: This article reviews existing research and discussions on urban policy in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. The analysis focuses on the first pandemic period in the European Union and the Middle East. A search was conducted in available databases and search engines (Scopus, Google Scholar). A critical bibliometric analysis of publications from the first pandemic period was carried out. The most frequent topics covered were spatial organization, transport, environment, and social issues. The analysis showed that the quantitative scope and depth of the selected topics in the European Union and the Middle East differ. Activities defined as “exploitative” should be considered a particularly interesting point of reference in both analyzed regions.

Keywords: COVID-19; urban policy; spatial policy; urban planning; European Union; Middle East (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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