Mobility and COVID-19: Time
for a Mobility Paradigm Shift
Carolyn Daher, Sarah Koch, Manel Ferri, Guillem Vich, Maria Foraster,
Glòria Carrasco, Sasha Khomenko, Sergio Baraibar, Laura Hidalgo,
and Mark Nieuwenhuijsen
1 Key Messages
Urban mobility and the COVID-19 pandemic have had significant impacts on each
other and on health. Urban areas are particularly hit by COVID-19, where moving
around while social distancing is challenging because public space is often limited
and mostly designated for motorized traffic. Urgent actions need to be taken by
C. Daher (B) · S. Koch · M. Ferri · G. Vich · M. Foraster · G. Carrasco · S. Khomenko ·
S. Baraibar · L. Hidalgo · M. Nieuwenhuijsen
Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain
e-mail: carolyn.daher@isglobal.org
Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona, Spain
S. Koch
e-mail: sarah.koch@isglobal.org
M. Ferri
e-mail: mferri1960@gmail.com
G. Vich
e-mail: guillem.vich@isglobal.org
M. Foraster
e-mail: maria.foraster@isglobal.org
G. Carrasco
e-mail: gloria.carrasco@isglobal.org
S. Khomenko
e-mail: sasha.khomenko@isglobal.org
S. Baraibar
e-mail: sergio.baraibar@isglobal.org
© Zhejiang University Press 2021
F. W. Gatzweiler, Urban Health and Wellbeing Programme,
Urban Health and Wellbeing,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6036-5_6
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