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How does Covid-19 aggravate the multidimensional vulnerability of slums in India? A Commentary

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: The abrupt-hit of Covid-19 pandemic has not only wrecked terrible damage in India’s public health but also plunged the country into a deep socio-economic crisis. The prevalence of pandemic in cities has unquestionably augmented chronic distress among the urban poor living in a slum. Thus the paper strives to examine the contributing physical, social and economic factors that multiply the vulnerability of the slum dwellers due to Covid-19. And it also critically analyses the measures designed by the State to enable the slum dwellers in coping against Covid-19.

Source: Social Sciences & Humanities Open

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2020.100068

Authors: Somenath Ghosh, Pallabi Seth, Harsha Tiwary

Institution: Amity University

Language: English

Topic: Urban and Rural Development Challenges

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Sustainable cities and communities, Good health and well-being, No poverty

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $500