How the other half lives: coronavirus, housing and justice

Web publication (2020)

Authors

C. Janssen Practice Chair Urban Area Development - Architecture and the Built Environment
Arend Jonkman Housing Institutions & Governance - Architecture and the Built Environment
Boram Kimhur Housing Institutions & Governance - Architecture and the Built Environment
J. Kramer Practice Chair Urban Area Development - Architecture and the Built Environment
Research Group
Practice Chair Urban Area Development (Architecture and the Built Environment) (TU Delft)
Copyright: © 2020 C. Janssen, Arend Jonkman, Boram Kimhur, J. Kramer
DOI: https://doi.org/10.47982/1mh.9
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Published Date

19-10-2020

Language

English

Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Department

Management in the Built Environment

Research Group

Practice Chair Urban Area Development

Abstract

Covid-19 and especially the extreme measures of the lockdown in response to the virus, have exposed existing housing inequalities. They revealed how, in the 21st century, households still live in poor and insecure housing conditions exposing them to increased physical and mental health risks. In the Netherlands, where we as authors are based, similar inequalities and injustices in the housing sector can be observed. How can the wide variety of impacts of the coronavirus be understood, and what should be done to address them? Justice theories offer a valuable framework. By spotlighting the impacts of the coronavirus crisis on four households who are differently affected, we explore different critical perspectives to analyse the current crisis more coherently.