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‘I will stay here’: public space and social inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The implementation of city lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic exposed some social inequalities in Mexico. The paper evaluates the effects of the closure of the Alameda Central, a public park in the Historic Centre of Mexico City. It examines how its closure affected some vulnerable populations, including homeless people, beggars, street vendors, buskers, and male sex workers, to the extent that they resisted leaving or found ways to return to public space. The research shows how Mexican COVID-19 policies tended to overlook the diversity of populations making use of public space, and their various necessities.

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  • Fernando Gutiérrez, 2024. "‘I will stay here’: public space and social inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic," Journal of Urban Design, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(3), pages 263-279, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjudxx:v:29:y:2024:i:3:p:263-279
    DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2023.2245336
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