Abstract
A community is the basic organization and living unit of a city. During COVID-19, China’s epidemic prevention and isolation measures against COVID-19 based on the community as the basic unit achieved excellent results and strengthened the impact of non-contact interaction activities on the lifestyles of resident communities. We surveyed and interviewed 1610 respondents on how the epidemic changed residents’ lifestyle habits “before, during, and after COVID-19” in 12 communities in Hangzhou, China. Then, we undertook a comparative analysis and found that, under the stimulus of COVID-19, the frequency of residents using non-contact interaction had increased to varying degrees, community lifestyles had undergone significant changes, and the impact of non-contact interaction on community service facilities was complicated. Our conclusions are as following: (1) under COVID-19, the community space had become a composite space—that is, a new type of community space formed by the fusion of community physical space and community virtual space; (2) non-contact interactive activities were the main content in the community composite space, which differently influenced people’s habits of using existing community service facilities; (3) the influence mechanism was manifested in significant differences and spatial scale effects. Therefore, based on the research results, we propose a model for the configuration of service facilities in community composite spaces. It is necessary to build communities into a healthy, safe, and convenient urban space governance unit to ensure the sustainable development of cities.
Highlights
In early 2020, the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) posed a serious threat to public health and greatly disrupted normal social life; how to respond to the epidemic appropriately and efficiently is an urgent issue
We argued that the integration of virtual space and physical space created a new type of community spatial organization
It was effective for us to make full use of the relationship between virtual space and physical space to construct a composite community space to promote the sustainable development of the community
Summary
In early 2020, the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) posed a serious threat to public health and greatly disrupted normal social life; how to respond to the epidemic appropriately and efficiently is an urgent issue. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the community-based isolation measures implemented in China achieved excellent results in overcoming difficulties [7]. We thought these measures further highlighted the importance of “community” as a basic unit of living and social governance. It is important to respond to public health emergencies in a timely manner by taking the community as the basic spatial unit to study urban phenomena and solve urban problems. The urban community life circle planning model is not significantly different from the neighborhood unit theory or the neighborhood centre model, both of which emphasize the provision of basic services facilities and public living spaces within walking distance
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