Marketplaces as Public Spaces in Times of The Covid-19 Coronavirus Outbreak. First Reflections

Angaben zum Inhalt: „Marketplaces are regarded as quintessential public spaces, providing not only access to fresh produce but also functioning as important social infrastructures. However, many marketplaces closed down or changed fundamentally in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. In this paper, we reflect on the effects of the crisis on Dutch marketplaces from two interdependent analytical levels. From a ground level, we illustrate their ‘temporary death’ as public spaces and reflect on their changing social dynamics. From an organisational level, we analyse traders’ responses to... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Eck, Emil van
Melik, Rianne van
Schapendonk, Joris
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2020
Veröffentlicht in: Tijdschrift voor economische en sociale geografie, Volume: 111, Issue: 3, S. 373–386
Schlagwörter: Öffentlicher Raum / Open Access/Volltext / Marktplatz
Sprache: en
ISSN: 1467-9663
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.12431
Permalink: https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/PAM3HK74
URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/tesg.12431
Datenquelle: Corona Bibliografie Benelux; Originalkatalog
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Link(s) : https://doi.org/10.1111/tesg.12431

Angaben zum Inhalt: „Marketplaces are regarded as quintessential public spaces, providing not only access to fresh produce but also functioning as important social infrastructures. However, many marketplaces closed down or changed fundamentally in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. In this paper, we reflect on the effects of the crisis on Dutch marketplaces from two interdependent analytical levels. From a ground level, we illustrate their ‘temporary death’ as public spaces and reflect on their changing social dynamics. From an organisational level, we analyse traders’ responses to the institutional measures taken to combat the crisis. Combining pre-corona, in-situ research with (social) media analysis, we show how a variegated institutional landscape of market regulation emerged. Whereas some markets closed down, others remained open in a highly regulated manner; representing merely economic infrastructures. Our first reflections lead to new avenues to explore how the COVID-19 crisis affects the everyday geographies of public space.“