Intensifying Urbanities in Karachi A South Asian City in the Time of COVID-19

Abdullah A., Macktoom S., Anwar N. H., Ahmed N.

Economic and Political Weekly, vol.57, no.5, pp.46-51, 2022 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Review
  • Volume: 57 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Journal Name: Economic and Political Weekly
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, ABI/INFORM, ATLA Religion Database, CAB Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.46-51
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2022 Economic and Political Weekly. All rights reserved.Millennial Karachi is an "intense city" with compounding precarities of varying scales. The COVID-19 pandemic has added yet another layer of uncertainty. Through an engagement with the concept of the intense city, the pandemic's regulation and hopeful prospects in the state's new welfare policies are considered.