On the Same Skywalk in a Time of Pandemic: How a vulnerable group copes with the new conditions in Hong Kong

Caterina Villani; Gianni Talamini; Zhijian Hu

doi:10.21834/ajebs.v5i17.374

On the Same Skywalk in a Time of Pandemic: How a vulnerable group copes with the new conditions in Hong Kong

Caterina Villani
, Gianni Talamini
, Zhijian Hu

Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering

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Abstract

The public space plays a crucial role in providing adequate infrastructure for vulnerable social groups in the context of high-density urban Asia. In this study, a well-known elevated pedestrian network in Hong Kong emerges as a revelatory case for the comparative analysis of the pattern of stationary uses before and after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Findings reveal a significant decrease (-20 %) in the total number of users and a shift in the pattern of activities, comprising a significant shrinkage of socially oriented uses and a vast increase of individual behaviors. This study advocates a responsive policymaking that considers the peculiar post-outbreak needs of migrant workers in Hong Kong and in high-density urban Asia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	33-48
Journal	Asian Journal of Environment-Behaviour Studies
Volume	5
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.21834/ajebs.v5i17.374
Publication status	Published - Sept 2020

Research Keywords

Covid-19
public space
migrant domestic workers
behavioural mapping

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