| Abstrakt: |
The discourse on urban environmental factors on the risk of the spread of COVID-19 has been developing recently. There are several arguments that urban aspects, especially population density, are considered on the risk factors for that spread. However, these arguments generally disregard the built environment factor and its spatial variations for further discussion. This study examines the spatial relationship between aspects of urban density and the incidence of COVID-19, emphasizing spatial perspective. The density aspect in question consists of the demographic dimension described by the population and the built environment represented by the residential area. A quantitative approach with statistical spatial techniques is used as the method of this study. Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) is applied to explore the relationship between these variables on a more detailed scale unit. As a result, the incidence of COVID-19 in the study area is spatially related to aspects of urban. Surprisingly, it turns out that residential density has a more significant influence than population density. Although the demographic aspect likewise indicates spatial relationship, the significance level of this variable does not show a higher compared to physical aspect, in this case the built environment. It is associated that the density of the built environment plays an essential role in shaping the patterns and human behavior in the urban space of Yogyakarta, where it is known these implicate the transmission of COVID-19. Finally, this finding needs to be initiated further in-depth to enrich the discussion in future studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
