Inoculating Cities

Case Studies of Urban Pandemic Preparedness

Rebecca Katz, Matthew Boyce
Elsevier S&T
270 pages
ISBN: 978-0128202043
June 2021

This book describes characteristics of cities that make them uniquely vulnerable to infectious disease threats which include, but are not limited to, their population density, population diversity, internal and external population movements, and inequalities in cities. With contributions from experts and researchers with first-hand experiences with infectious disease outbreaks, their impact on the management of disease, and pandemic preparedness in progressively urban societies, Inoculating Cities addresses the unique threats infectious diseases pose to urban environments and surveys innovative models that cities are using to combat these threats.