Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Home Range in a Suburban City in the Osaka Metropolitan Area

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The research is of great interest. The structure is correct and the document is easy to read. The literature review is adequate and current.
My only recommendation is to include research limitations, theoretical and management implications.
I congratulate the authors for their research.

Author Response

Dear Reviewer 1:

 

We appreciate the reviewer for the generous comment on the manuscript. We believe that the manuscript is now suitable for publication in Sustainability and look forward to hearing from you concerning your editorial decision.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Haruka Kato

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 2 Report

Dear Authors,

Your research is interesting and well-performed, but there are some shortcomings noticed, especially in the first sections. The introduction presents the research background of the topic described, in a rather comprehensive way, but requires further elaboration. In addition to presenting the relationship between the increasing number of older adults and walkable neighborhoods more efficiently, it would be useful to expand the introduction part of the article by adding more references. More information about the HR-length and its calculation would also be useful.

Kind regards

Author Response

Dear Reviewer 2:

 

We appreciate the reviewer for the generous comment on the manuscript. We believe that the manuscript is now suitable for publication in Sustainability and look forward to hearing from you concerning your editorial decision.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Haruka Kato

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf

Reviewer 3 Report

The article deals with a very current topic of changes in connection with the Covid-19 pandemic. The text of the article is well structured; in terms of form and content, it is at a high level. The authors clearly defined the research hypotheses, which they answered later in the article. All figures are easy to read and adequately graphically processed. The methodology used is well designed, and I have no further comments. Overall, I can say that the authors did a good job, so I recommend the article for publication.

Author Response

Dear Reviewer 3:

 

We appreciate the reviewer for the generous comment on the manuscript. We believe that the manuscript is now suitable for publication in Sustainability and look forward to hearing from you concerning your editorial decision.

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Haruka Kato

Author Response File: Author Response.pdf