Management of and revitalization strategy for megacities under major public health emergencies: a case study of Wuhan
The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019 has meant an uphill battle for city management. However, due to deficiencies in facilities and management experience, many megacities are less resilient when faced with such major public health events. Therefore, we chose Wuhan for a case study to e...
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| author | Wu, Xianguo Chen, Bin Chen, Hongyu Feng, Zongbao Zhang, Yun Liu, Yang |
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| description | The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019 has meant an uphill battle for city management. However, due to deficiencies in facilities and management experience, many megacities are less resilient when faced with such major public health events. Therefore, we chose Wuhan for a case study to examine five essential modules of urban management relevant to addressing the pandemic: (1) the medical and health system, (2) lifeline engineering and infrastructure, (3) community and urban management, (4) urban ecology and (5) economic development. The experience and deficiencies of each module in fighting the pandemic are analyzed, and strategies for revitalization and sustainable development in the future are proposed. The results show that in response to large-scale public health events, a comprehensive and coordinated medical system and good urban ecology can prevent the rapid spread of the epidemic. Additionally, good infrastructure and community management can maintain the operation of the city under the pandemic, and appropriate support policies are conducive to the recovery and development of the urban economy. These precedents provide insights and can serve as a reference for how to change the course of the pandemic in megacities that are still at risk, and they provide experience for responding to other pandemics. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1647782023-02-14T02:52:45Z Management of and revitalization strategy for megacities under major public health emergencies: a case study of Wuhan Wu, Xianguo Chen, Bin Chen, Hongyu Feng, Zongbao Zhang, Yun Liu, Yang School of Civil and Environmental Engineering Engineering::Civil engineering Epidemic Disease Chinese Experience The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in late 2019 has meant an uphill battle for city management. However, due to deficiencies in facilities and management experience, many megacities are less resilient when faced with such major public health events. Therefore, we chose Wuhan for a case study to examine five essential modules of urban management relevant to addressing the pandemic: (1) the medical and health system, (2) lifeline engineering and infrastructure, (3) community and urban management, (4) urban ecology and (5) economic development. The experience and deficiencies of each module in fighting the pandemic are analyzed, and strategies for revitalization and sustainable development in the future are proposed. The results show that in response to large-scale public health events, a comprehensive and coordinated medical system and good urban ecology can prevent the rapid spread of the epidemic. Additionally, good infrastructure and community management can maintain the operation of the city under the pandemic, and appropriate support policies are conducive to the recovery and development of the urban economy. These precedents provide insights and can serve as a reference for how to change the course of the pandemic in megacities that are still at risk, and they provide experience for responding to other pandemics. Published version This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51378235, 71571078, and 71871171), National Key R&D Program of China [Grant No. 2016YFC0800208], Science and Technology Planning Project of the Hubei Province in 2020 (Grant No. 202041), and Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University Science, Technology and Innovation Seed Fund, Project CXPY2020013. 2023-02-14T02:52:45Z 2023-02-14T02:52:45Z 2021 Journal Article Wu, X., Chen, B., Chen, H., Feng, Z., Zhang, Y. & Liu, Y. (2021). Management of and revitalization strategy for megacities under major public health emergencies: a case study of Wuhan. Frontiers in Public Health, 9, 797775-. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.797775 2296-2565 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164778 10.3389/fpubh.2021.797775 35155351 2-s2.0-85124553112 9 797775 en Frontiers in Public Health © 2022 Wu, Chen, Chen, Feng, Zhang and Liu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Civil engineering Epidemic Disease Chinese Experience Wu, Xianguo Chen, Bin Chen, Hongyu Feng, Zongbao Zhang, Yun Liu, Yang Management of and revitalization strategy for megacities under major public health emergencies: a case study of Wuhan |
| title | Management of and revitalization strategy for megacities under major public health emergencies: a case study of Wuhan |
| title_full | Management of and revitalization strategy for megacities under major public health emergencies: a case study of Wuhan |
| title_fullStr | Management of and revitalization strategy for megacities under major public health emergencies: a case study of Wuhan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of and revitalization strategy for megacities under major public health emergencies: a case study of Wuhan |
| title_short | Management of and revitalization strategy for megacities under major public health emergencies: a case study of Wuhan |
| title_sort | management of and revitalization strategy for megacities under major public health emergencies a case study of wuhan |
| topic | Engineering::Civil engineering Epidemic Disease Chinese Experience |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164778 |
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