The effectiveness of containment measures depends on both epidemiological and sociological mechanisms, most notably compliance with national lockdown rules. Yet, there is growing discontent social distancing rules in many countries, which expected to intensify further during summer. Using a highly granular dataset over 105,000 individuals the United Kingdom (UK), we find that policies tends be ...

Houshold waste is the residue generated daily by people as a result of consuming goods and services. The qualitative and quantitative aspects depend on the lifestyle and standard of living of citizens. Hence a change in habits, following an economic or health crisis, can influence the production of waste and its composition. The objective of the present work is to assess the impact of lockdown ...

The lockdown imposed following the COVID-19 pandemic of spring 2020 dramatically changed daily lives and routines millions people worldwide. We analyze how such changes contributed to patterns activity within household using a novel survey Italian, British, American families in lockdown. A high percentage report disruptions family life, manifesting new work patterns, chore allocations, tensions...