ABSTRACT

The socio-spatial density of cities creates a critical setting for the spread of viral infections. Urban public space provides a ground for people to interact with others outside of their immediate social network. Interaction with weak or absent social ties is critical in the spread of the pandemic, as it represents a connection with strangers. Accordingly, non-pharmaceutical urban measures often aim to limit these interactions as a means for mitigating the spread of COVID-19. This paper explores the effects of these control measures, comparing the mean distances between geotagged tweets within an eight-month timeframe in the city of Kyrenia, Cyprus. Furthermore, the paper questions the lasting effects of these measures on the socio-spatial structure of the city. The results indicate that the mean distance between tweets increases during the full quarantine and goes down immediately after the restrictions are lifted, but it does not reach its pre-pandemic status. The outcome also shows the localisation of activities during the outbreak which necessitates further elaboration on the relationship between newly emerged social norms and urban space.

抽象的

城市的社会空间密度为病毒感染的传播创造了关键条件。城市公共空间为人们与他们直接社交网络之外的其他人互动提供了基础。与社会关系薄弱或缺乏联系的互动对于大流行的传播至关重要，因为它代表了与陌生人的联系。因此，非药物城市措施通常旨在限制这些相互作用，以此作为减轻COVID-19传播的手段。本文探讨了这些控制措施的效果，比较了塞浦路斯凯里尼亚市八个月内带有地理标记的推文之间的平均距离。此外，本文质疑这些措施对城市社会空间结构的持久影响。结果表明，tweet之间的平均距离在完全隔离期间增加，在限制解除后立即下降，但未达到大流行前的状态。结果还表明爆发期间活动的本地化，因此有必要进一步阐述新出现的社会规范与城市空间之间的关系。