Making Vulnerability Invisible: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Use of Public Space in Hong Kong

Caterina Villani; Gianni Talamini

doi:10.1177/0739456X231205795

Making Vulnerability Invisible: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Use of Public Space in Hong Kong

Caterina Villani, Gianni Talamini^*

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Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering

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Abstract

Despite the growing body of work on how COVID-19 impacts the use of public space, few studies focused on vulnerable social groups. This article outlines a systematic analysis of the use of public space by migrant domestic workers before and after the pandemic outbreak in Hong Kong. The analysis reveals changes in behavioral patterns, and we discuss them as part of an ongoing conflictual renegotiation of rights and space alongside the dual nature of invisibility. The growing invisibility of migrant workers prompts unresolved questions of rights, spatial and recognitional justice, and acceptance of diversity in the global neoliberal city. © The Author(s) 2023

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Planning Education and Research
Online published	10 Nov 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X231205795
Publication status	Online published - 10 Nov 2023

Research Keywords

COVID-19
public space
migrant domestic worker
vulnerable social group
environment-behavior observations
behavior mapping
mixed-method
spatial justice
Hong Kong
公共空间
外来务工人员
弱势社会群体
环境行为观察
行为制图
混合方法
可见性
空间正义
香港

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