[...]government stakeholders have to exercise the highest form of leadership when it comes to addressing the daily needs of the populace. There is arguably no more direct path towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11 to "make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable" [8] than confronting this catastrophic threat. [...]it is critical to build sustainable, resilient, and healthy cities by 2030 through the prevention of and reduction in spread of disease. City dwellers account for roughly 55% of the world population in 2020, and this is projected to be closer to 66% by 2030. [...]statistically speaking, healthier cities will result in a healthier general populations. [...]increasing population density has an exponential correlation to increase in disease spread;"As density approaches 4x [the standard deviation of average density], the disease spreads rapidly, affects a large proportion of the at-risk population, and will result in an epidemic close to 98% of the time" [29].
Save Our Cities 2021: Building Sustainable, Resilient, and Healthy Cities by 2030 through Prevention of and Reduction in Spread of Disease