Examining the COVID Crisis from a Geographical Perspective

This book presents several perspectives on the COVID-19 crisis as it impacted the United States, focusing on policies, practices, and patterns. It considers the relationship between government policies and neo-liberalism, (anti)federalism, economies of scale, and material culture.

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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.

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Introduction: Geographical Perspectives on the COVID-19 Crisis 1. The Coronavirus Pandemic and American Neoliberalism 2. Anti-Federalist Federalism: American Populism and the Spatial Contradictions of U.S. Government in the Time of COVID-19 3. What are the Impacts of COVID-19 on Small Businesses in the U.S.? Early Evidence Based on the Largest 50 MSAs 4. Masks and Materiality in the Era of COVID-19 5. COVID-19 Mortality in New York City across Neighborhoods by Race, Ethnicity, and Nativity Status 6. Understanding the Spatial Patchwork of Predictive Modeling of First Wave Pandemic Decisions by U.S. Governors