The new proxemics: COVID-19, social distancing, and sociable space

Social distancing measures during COVID-19 have altered the use of space. With the closure of places of work, learning, leisure, consumption, and more, the pandemic has limited our territories and public life. Yet, residents living in mid- to low-density places are experiencing their neighbourhoods...

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Published in:Journal of urban design Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 669 - 674
Main Author: Mehta, Vikas
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Nottingham Routledge 01.11.2020
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:
Closure
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Density
Disease control
Health promotion
Health status
Leisure
Mental health
Neighborhoods
Pandemics
Parking
Proxemics
Psychological well being
Public life
Residential areas
Sidewalks
Sociability
Social distancing
Walkways
Workplaces
ISSN:1357-4809, 1469-9664
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Summary:Social distancing measures during COVID-19 have altered the use of space. With the closure of places of work, learning, leisure, consumption, and more, the pandemic has limited our territories and public life. Yet, residents living in mid- to low-density places are experiencing their neighbourhoods differently. They are repurposing residential streets, sidewalks, parking lots, and other spaces and transforming neighbourhood space for active living, play, and sociability. In many neighbourhoods, social distancing is generating a new sociable space. Can we build on our ingenuity to reclaim neighbourhood spaces for public life, and the physical and psychological health of our communities?
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ISSN:1357-4809
1469-9664
DOI:10.1080/13574809.2020.1785283