When communities face infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19, their resilience is largely dependent on their social vulnerability. Housing, which functions as a precipitator and outcome of vulnerability, needs to be considered in this context. Using geospatial data, we developed a housing vulnerability index which demonstrates that COVID-19 transmission hotspots in Melbourne are potentially related to where and how people live–which in turn impacts their capacity to isolate. This analysis provides a means of both retrospectively and prospectively highlighting socio-spatial vulnerabilities that can impact transmission, suggesting that addressing some of Melbourne’s housing problems might reduce COVID-19 transmission.
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Martino, E., Mansour, A., & Bentley, R. (2023). Housing Vulnerability and COVID-19 Outbreaks: When Crises Collide. Urban Policy and Research, 41(1), 6–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2022.2028616
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