The territorial mosaic of contagion and mortality risk by Covid-19 in Mainland Portugal

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https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis20383

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The spatial dimension of risks associated with Covid-19 has triggered the need to explore the socio-territorial structures that influence contagion and mortality vulnerability, in response to research shortcomings identified by the literature. This research thus seeks to identify the territorial mosaic of contagion and mortality risks by Covid-19, describing the different vulnerability profiles that arise across Mainland Portugal. The variability of vulnerability, at the local level, supports the decision to analyse them at the municipal scale. This also contributes to inform policies aimed at preventing and mitigating the risks of contagion and death, given the areas in which the situations identified as potentially enhancing these risks occur. As such, following the analysis of territorial contagion and mortality risk profiles, we develop a scenario that identifies three territorial vulnerability profiles that, in view of the risks, need differentiated policies.

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2021-08-05

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Marques, T. S., Santos, H., Honório, F., Ferreira, M., Ribeiro, D., & Torres, M. (2021). The territorial mosaic of contagion and mortality risk by Covid-19 in Mainland Portugal. Finisterra, 55(115), 19–26. https://doi.org/10.18055/Finis20383

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Vol. 55 No. 115 (2020): Special number: COVID-19

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