Prevention and Control of COVID-19 Infection and Property Management: Evidence from Wuhan, China
Publication: Journal of Urban Planning and Development
Volume 149, Issue 2
Abstract
Property enterprise has contributed significantly to the prevention and control of COVID-19, and its functions received positive feedback from the urban residents via a survey. Detailed data on confirmed COVID-19 cases in 446 communities in Wuhan were collected and the property fee of each community was used to assess the quality of the property services provided. Both binary logit and ordered logit models were used to measure the impact of property fees on the pandemic prevention and control efficiency of each community. The results showed that a higher property fee corresponded to a better property service and a higher probability that the residential community would be free of COVID-19. Furthermore, where property fees were higher, pandemic prevention and control efficiency increased and the community achieved a lower pandemic risk level. In conclusion, the promotion of high-quality property services is conducive to community disease prevention and control in the case of a pandemic.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to extend their appreciation to the chief editor and the anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments on the initial draft of this paper. This research is funded by the Humanities and Social Science Planning Fund from Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 19JZD012).
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Volume 149 • Issue 2 • June 2023
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Received: Nov 18, 2021
Accepted: Dec 2, 2022
Published online: Feb 21, 2023
Published in print: Jun 1, 2023
Discussion open until: Jul 21, 2023
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