Geography matters: Geographical lessons from the COVID Pandemic

Donald Houston; Maryna Ramcharan; Kostas Kollydas

Geography matters: Geographical lessons from the COVID Pandemic

Donald Houston
, Maryna Ramcharan (Performer)
, Kostas Kollydas (Developer)

Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic was a global event, but the long-term impacts have been far more geographically uneven.

In this video, we investigate how geography helps explain the uneven long-term impacts of COVID across different regions of the UK. From health outcomes to economic inactivity, we explore how local conditions—such as industry type, age demographics, and digital connectivity—shape people’s ability to work, recover, and adapt.

We explore:

• How and why the same pandemic affected UK regions differently
• The link between economic sectors (primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary) and vulnerability to disruption
• How studying the human regional geography helps decision-makers to create geographically smart policies that reflect the different needs of different regions
• How spatial thinking helps us understand and better cope with local challenges resulting from global connectivity and global events.

Original language	English
Publisher	Time for Geography Ltd
Publication status	Published - 2025

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

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2 Article
1 Comment/debate
1 Data set/Database

Economic Inactivity, Health Conditions, Work-Limiting Health Conditions and EU and Non-EU Populations in NUTS3 Regions of the UK, 2018-2021
Houston, D. (Producer) & Kollydas, K. (Producer), Nov 2024
Research output: Non-textual form › Data set/Database
Employment outcomes of people with Long Covid symptoms: community-based cohort study
Ayoubkhani, D., Zaccardi, F., Pouwels, K., Walker, S., Houston, D., Alwan, N., Martin, J., Khunti, K. & Nafilyan, V., 29 Feb 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: European Journal of Public Health. ckae034.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
102 Downloads (Pure)
Impacts of Long COVID on workers: a longitudinal study of employment exit, work hours and mental health in the UK
Reuschke, D., Houston, D. & Sissons, P., 26 Jun 2024, In: PLOS One. 19, 6, 18 p., e0306122.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
397 Downloads (Pure)
Long COVID research: an update from the PHOSP-COVID Scientific Summit
PHOSP-COVID Collaborative Group, Brightling, C. E., Evans, R. A., Singapuri, A., Smith, N. & Wain, L. V., Nov 2023, In: The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. 11, 11, p. e93-e94 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review

1 Finished

Transfer: "LEVELLING UP" LABOUR SUPPLY
Houston, D. (Principal Investigator)
Economic & Social Research Council
1/04/23 → 31/05/25
Project: Research Councils

A Vision of Britain Through Time - Brexit and Covid
Houston, D. (Creator), University of Portsmouth, 24 Sept 2025
https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/
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Geography matters: Geographical lessons from the COVID Pandemic

Abstract

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Research output

Economic Inactivity, Health Conditions, Work-Limiting Health Conditions and EU and Non-EU Populations in NUTS3 Regions of the UK, 2018-2021

Employment outcomes of people with Long Covid symptoms: community-based cohort study

Impacts of Long COVID on workers: a longitudinal study of employment exit, work hours and mental health in the UK

Long COVID research: an update from the PHOSP-COVID Scientific Summit

Projects

Transfer: "LEVELLING UP" LABOUR SUPPLY

Datasets

A Vision of Britain Through Time - Brexit and Covid

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