Selected social impacts and measures resulting from the Covid‐19 epidemic in the Czech Republic on the specific example of the South Bohemian Region

Kavan, Štěpán

doi:10.1111/hsc.13272

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“…Since then, the virus has been spreading globally and caused an increasing number of deaths worldwide ( Angiello, 2020 , Zhu et al, 2020 ). In many parts of the world, concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and city quarantine policy have led to a general decline in residents' physical and mental health due to insufficient social interaction ( Doyle et al, 2021 , Kavan, 2021 , Xie et al, 2020a , White et al, 2020 ). The problems of the environmental and economic impact of COVID-19 on human activities and the environment call for a further investigation of this topic ( Chernysh and Roubik, 2020 ).…”

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the importance of urban green spaces to the public

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Green spaces provide people with countless intangible benefits, particularly important during crises. Restrictions imposed in many countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to maintain social distance, limit travels, and even refrain from visiting green spaces and stay at home at a certain point. The survey in one of the largest cities in Poland, Kraków, was intended to help understand the impact of the pandemic on the importance of urban green spaces to the public. The study focused on the first three stages of the pandemic in Poland, from March to November 2020. Nine weeks of the survey yielded over 1,250 responses. Responses to spatial questions were analysed with GIS tools and geoprocessing algorithms. The number of visitors to green spaces during the pandemic fell to 78.9% of the population, which is down 13.1% compared to before the pandemic. At the same time, the percentage of people refraining from the visits fell with each phase of the crisis. According to the study, residents believed green spaces to be important for their mental and physical health. Over 75% of the participants considered visits to green spaces as having a very big or big impact on stress level reduction. The work provides empirical proof of the importance of green spaces to residents, particularly during a crisis. The results can affect urban spatial policies and management of green spaces and can potentially be applied in other cities.

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the importance of urban green spaces to the public

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“…All countries particularly those with higher social vulnerability index are concerned about the high influence of the pandemic on their socially and economically vulnerable people (Bodrud‐Doza et al., 2020 ; OE, OA, Parajuli, Hingle, & Robinson, 2020; Pessoa et al., 2020 ). These groups have more difficulty accessing health care facilities as well as implementing preventive measures, such as lock‐down regulations‐problems that have led to an increase in vulnerability, a greater risk of infection and higher possibility of community disease transmission (Kavan, 2021 ; Kithiia et al., 2020 ; Pomazanov et al., 2021 ). For example, many African‐American people live in crowded and environmentally polluted environment are much more vulnerable to diseases such as asthma, as well as COVID‐19, when compared to whites (Boserup et al., 2020 ; Credit, 2020 ).…”

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Social vulnerability indicators in pandemics focusing on COVID‐19: A systematic literature review

Fallah‐Aliabadi

Fatemi

Heydari

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Introduction Social factors can affect the vulnerability of disaster‐prone communities. This review aimed to identify and categorize social vulnerability indicators in the COVID‐19 pandemic. Methods This systematic review was conducted in February 2021. Bibliographies, citation databases, and other available records were investigated based on the aim of the study. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal tools were applied for assessing the included articles retrieved through the comprehensive and systematic literature search. Descriptive and thematic analyses were done to extract the indicators affecting social vulnerability in the COVID‐19 pandemic. Results Thirty‐one eligible articles were included and 85 indicators of social vulnerability were extracted. The indicators were categorized in seven main categories, including; Household, community composition; Race, minority status and language; Socioeconomic status; Community health status; Public health infra‐structures; Education; Information, technology and communication. Conclusion Regions with higher social vulnerability experienced greater mortality rates during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Additional research is needed to measure the social vulnerability index in pandemics to prioritize distribution of scarce resources and ensure effectiveness and equity for all regions of countries.

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“…In Poland, the burden of childcare when following online lessons fell mainly on women, yet at the same time economic difficulties left some children unassisted during their online lessons at school [93,94]. In any case, gender inequalities were not increased but maintained over time during the pandemic, along with the challenge of improving the mechanisms to ensure mental well-being of children and adolescents, and to provide more access and technology abilities to people who live in rural areas [95]. If we take the middle school, the most important factors to enhance online education in case of a pandemic situation are attitude and self-efficacy towards technology (internet and computers), instructor response times and behavior during on-line learning [96].…”

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Sustainable Development Goals in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review

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The present narrative review aimed to analyze the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the sustainable development goals (SDGS). This information would allow a better comprehension of the actual state of the SDGS and a more efficient programming in future interventions. To achieve the objective of the study, a consensual and critical review was carried out using both primary sources, such as scientific articles, and secondary sources, such as bibliographic indexes, web pages and databases. The Sustainable Development Goals are a global call to action to end poverty, close the gender gap, protect the planet, and improve the lives of people around the world. In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly adopted 17 goals as part of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which sets out a plan to achieve the goals in 15 years. However, the COVID-19 pandemic crisis has been a turning point in the achievement of these goals, due to all its consequences at the political, economic, and socio-cultural levels. This review can be used as a guide for future research and reviews in order to understand the status of each of the SDGs and what actions have been taken and proposed in the aftermath of the pandemic in recent years.

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Selected social impacts and measures resulting from the Covid‐19 epidemic in the Czech Republic on the specific example of the South Bohemian Region

Cited by 16 publications

References 7 publications

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the importance of urban green spaces to the public

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the importance of urban green spaces to the public

Social vulnerability indicators in pandemics focusing on COVID‐19: A systematic literature review

Sustainable Development Goals in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review

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