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In Toronto, lockdown measures asked residents to remain at home. (Shutterstock)

July 25, 2022

How COVID‑19 lockdown measures — and their outcomes — varied in cities around the world

Roger Keil, York University, Canada; Philip Harrison, University of the Witwatersrand, and Xuefei Ren, Michigan State University

Examining how COVID-19 lockdowns and stay-at-home orders were implemented in Toronto, Johannesburg and Chicago reveals the impact they had on vulnerable communities.

The growth of large urban metropolises like Tokyo, Japan, reflects intense densification and sprawl. (Trevor Dobson/flickr)

June 18, 2020

Global urbanization created the conditions for the current coronavirus pandemic

Roger Keil, York University, Canada; Maria Kaika, University of Amsterdam; Tait Mandler, University of Amsterdam, and Yannis Tzaninis, University of Amsterdam

Urban growth and development affects human-animal relationships, as shown by the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

The COVID-19 outbreak began in a market at the edge of Wuhan, China. (Shutterstock)

February 17, 2020

Outbreaks like coronavirus start in and spread from the edges of cities

Roger Keil, York University, Canada; Creighton Connolly, University of Lincoln, and S. Harris Ali, York University, Canada

The current outbreak of COVID-19 underscores the need to study urban growth to understand the spread and control of future epidemics.

Suburban infrastructure growth has resulted in functional landscapes designed to serve the growing needs of urban peripheries. Zhu Hongzhi/Unsplash

December 9, 2019

The suburbs can help cities in the fight against climate change

Paul J. Maginn, The University of Western Australia and Roger Keil, York University, Canada

Located at the edges of cities, suburbs have a role to play in urban resilience to disasters caused or exacerbated by climate change.

The Kayasehir suburb of Istanbul, Turkey. Cities throughout the world have differing approaches to development at their edges. Roger Keil

October 30, 2019

Suburban change is transforming city life around the world

Roger Keil, York University, Canada and Lucy Lynch, York University, Canada

Most of the world’s urban residents now live in suburban areas. A multi-year, multi-site project has conducted research internationally about these changing urban areas.

What new and innovative infrastructure is likely to emerge from the suburbs? Roger Keil

April 6, 2017

Why suburban tensions and inequality will drive infrastructure innovation

Pierre Filion, University of Waterloo and Roger Keil, York University, Canada

Suburban areas feel infrastructure stress most acutely. Having to deal with severe inadequacies, suburbs offer fertile ground for infrastructure experimentation and innovation.

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