In the past 10 years before the pandemic, there has been an increasing trend toward the new urbanization of prefecture-level cities ( 53 ).
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Does land cover affect the growth rate of COVID-19? Rethinking sustainable habitat from the One Health perspective using data from 12 cities during lockdown in Hubei Province, China.
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Nevertheless, their coefficient directions were consistent with theoretical expectations: Orchard Land and Forest Land both showed weak negative effects, implying potential ecological buffering roles, whereas Population Density displayed a positive trend, aligning with established evidence that higher population concentrations facilitate viral transmission ( Table 3 ). 3.4.
Wetland coverage exhibited a significant positive association with growth rate, whereas cultivated land showed a negative but marginally significant relationship.