The Impacts of Morpho-Climatic Parameters on Pandemic Proliferations of Covid-19 between Expansion and Confinement in Semi-Arid Areas: Case of Batna City (Algeria)
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: The climate approach to urban planning related to urban pandemic mitigation strategies must be part of the sustainability agenda for the well-being and the health of the citizen.Although previous research has shown that the use of urban outdoor spaces enhances people's physical and mental health, lockdown policies around the world in the aftermath of COVID-19 have negatively impacted the well-being of communities and the sustainability of urban spaces.The interest of this paper is to verify if the urban morpho-climatic space conditions would influence its performance during covid-19 propagation.The work method adopted is based on investigation through bibliographical research on a great number of scientific journals' articles and international reports, while in the experimental part we used Envi-met software for numerical simulation for morphoclimatic environment.The case study applies to two well-chosen urban spaces, in Batna city (Algeria), which differ in morphology and density, as well as, in the spread of Covid-19 virus between them.The results of our summer 2020 conducted work revealed morpho-climatic parameters that affect the behavior of epidemics in urban areas, which allowed us to highlight the optimal performance of such urban space to be retained to mitigate the spread of the virus.
Institutions: University of Batna 1, University of Biskra
Language: English
Topic: Urban Heat Island Mitigation
Subfield: Environmental Engineering
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4291237383