Healthy Urban Rivers as a Panacea to Pandemic-Related Stress: How to Manage Urban Rivers

Victor Shinde, Asok Kumar, Dheeraj Joshi and Nikita Madan
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Victor Shinde: Asian Development Bank Institute
Asok Kumar: Asian Development Bank Institute
Dheeraj Joshi: Asian Development Bank Institute
Nikita Madan: Asian Development Bank Institute

No 1349, ADBI Working Papers from Asian Development Bank Institute

Abstract: During the lockdown imposed due to the first wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, there were several media reports of citizens flouting the lockdown rules in the United States. Upon closer investigation it was found that the rules were flouted mostly so that people could spend time outdoors in natural environments. This exemplifies the role of the natural environment as a panacea to the mental stress created by pandemics. River ecosystems are perhaps the greatest natural feature of any city. Efficient management of urban rivers, therefore, is strongly correlated to crisis management during pandemics like COVID-19.

Keywords: master plans; governance; India; pandemic; planning; pollution; urban rivers (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I12 Q53 Q56 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2022-12
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