Abstract The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has led to dramatic changes in
quality of life, bringing to the forefront of the debate the question of planning and design of …

This paper provides new evidence on the role of city planning, urban form, and built
environment characteristics in health and well-being during the coronavirus disease (COVID …

This paper synthesizes knowledge on how the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
reshaped the relationship between cities and quality of life. The possible impacts of cities on …

With COVID-19 prevalent worldwide, current studies have focused on the factors influencing
the epidemic. In particular, the built environment deserves immediate attention to produce …

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought questions about the desirability of compact urban
development to the fore. There are some concerns that high density may be a risk factor that …

In recent decades, the world has witnessed a variety of emerging infectious diseases, some
of which developed to pandemic world threatening outbreaks, the ongoing COVID-19 is …

Since the early days of the COVID-19 crisis the scientific community has constantly been
striving to shed light on various issues such as the mechanisms driving the spread of the …

The present study aims to examine the relationship between urban vitality, healthy
environment and density through the city of Istanbul, which is going through the Covid-19 …

COVID-19 is a global pandemic where urban built environment is facing significant
challenges. Deploying robust strategic planning and decisions on built environment can …

Cities and population health are intrinsically interlinked [1, 2]. Historically cities have
systematically metamorphosed in response to threats posed to health and other kinds of …