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The COVID-19 Lockdown Papers - Inequality and Social Vulnerabilities

City as the core of contagion? Repositioning COVID-19 at the social and spatial periphery of urban society

Samantha Biglieria School of Urban and Regional Planning, Ryerson University, Toronto, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lorenzo De Vidovichb Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Politecnico Di Milano, Milan, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6818-1176View further author information
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Roger Keilc Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Toronto, CanadaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1904-4623View further author information
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Pages S63-S65 | Received 06 May 2020, Accepted 17 Jun 2020, Published online: 28 Jul 2020

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