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Using an analysis of the spread of COVID-19, this chapter concludes by emphasizing the significance of strengthening risk management, improving resilience, and enhancing urban governance in mega-cities within the context of rapid urbanization in China. In facing the sudden impact of an epidemic, it is necessary to execute population mobility control, including isolation and lockdown approaches, though these measurements also have their limitations by hampering the normal functioning of social and economic life. The author suggests implementing scientific and rational population mobility management to optimize epidemic prevention and urban functioning, including (1) adopting dynamic adjustments based on timely multi-level risk assessments; (2) standardizing mobility management according to the rule of law; and (3) utilizing big data and technological innovations better to implement accurate tracing, tracking, and epidemic prevention.
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Support for the research was provided by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission Grant (No. E00026).
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Ren, Y. (2021). Appropriate Population Mobility Management in an Epidemic. In: Montoya, M.A., Krstikj, A., Rehner, J., Lemus-Delgado, D. (eds) COVID-19 and Cities. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-84134-8_5
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