1st Edition
Examining the COVID Crisis from a Geographical Perspective
Introduction: Geographical Perspectives on the COVID-19 Crisis
Sara Beth Keough and David H. Kaplan
1. The Coronavirus Pandemic and American Neoliberalism
Barney Warf
2. Anti-Federalist Federalism: American "Populism" and the Spatial Contradictions of U.S. Government in the Time of COVID-19
John Agnew
3. What are the Impacts of COVID-19 on Small Businesses in the U.S.? Early Evidence Based on the Largest 50 MSAs
Qingfang Wang and Wei Kang
4. Masks and Materiality in the Era of COVID-19
Sara Beth Keough
5. COVID-19 Mortality in New York City across Neighborhoods by Race, Ethnicity, and Nativity Status
Samantha Friedman and Jin-Wook Lee
6. Understanding the Spatial Patchwork of Predictive Modeling of First Wave Pandemic Decisions by U.S. Governors
Patricia Solís, Gautam Dasarathy, Pavan Turaga, Alexandria Drake, Kevin Jatin Vora, Akarshan Sajja, Ankith Raaman, Sarbeswar Praharaj and Robert Lattus
Biography
Sara Beth Keough is Professor of Geography at Saginaw Valley State University, USA. Her research focuses on material cultures of water, and resource-dependency. She is a Fulbright Scholar, the author of Water, Life, and Profit: Fluid Economies and Cultures in Niamey, Niger (2019), and Editor of the journal Material Culture.
David H. Kaplan is Professor of Geography at Kent State University, USA. His research focuses on nationalism, ethnic segregation, housing, and transportation planning. He is the editor of the Geographical Review and has published 14 books and over 65 articles and book chapters.
