Choice and the composition of general practice patient registers [PDF]
Choice of general practice (GP) in the National Health Service (NHS), the UKs universal healthcare service, is a core element in the current trajectory of NHS policy. This paper uses an accessibility-based approach to investigate the pattern of patient
Lewis, D., Longley, P., Mateos, P.
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Selected Challenges From Spatial Statistics For Spatial Econometricians [PDF]
Griffith and Paelinck (2011) present selected non-standard spatial statistics and spatial econometrics topics that address issues associated with spatial econometric methodology.
Griffith, Daniel A.
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A Quiet Area Accessibility Metric for the Southampton Urban Agglomeration [PDF]
This study proposes a new metric that characterises accessibility to “quiet areas”, as defined by the Environmental Noise Directive (END), in urban agglomerations by using Geographical Information System software in conjunction with END noise mapping ...
Barlow, Chris +2 more
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Does regional development explain international youth mobility? Spatial patterns and global/local determinants of the recent emigration of young Italians [PDF]
In this essay, we tackle the issue of the international mobility of young Italians in relation to regional disparities. Our intention is to determine if and to what extent a relationship exists between regional development and the international mobility ...
Benassi, Federico, Staniscia, Barbara
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Discussing equity and social exclusion in accessibility evaluations [PDF]
Ex ante evaluations of transport policy options (including infrastructure plans) are generally based on cost-benefit analyses (CBA). Accessibility changes are included in such analyses indirectly, via a utilitarian perspective.
Geurs, Karst, Wee, Bert van
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Co-evolution of density and topology in a simple model of city formation
We study the influence that population density and the road network have on each others' growth and evolution. We use a simple model of formation and evolution of city roads which reproduces the most important empirical features of street networks in ...
A Bejan +50 more
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Residential and support services for older people in the Waikato, 1992-1997: Privatisation and emerging resistance [PDF]
As disproportionate users of services, older people are more vulnerable to shifts in policy in health care and social support. This paper focuses on older people as a group affected by economic and social restructuring.
Chalmers, Lex, Joseph, Alun E.
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Investigating geographical accessibility and site suitability of medical laboratories in Kermanshah-Iran. [PDF]
Almasi A +5 more
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An energy-based pedestrian accessibility indicator [PDF]
Conclusions: the methodology proposed here shows that for the hilly city of Coimbra, Portugal, centrality, more than relief, is the chief factor determining a location’s pedestrian accessibility.
Moreira, Florbela +2 more
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Travel scenario workshops for geographical accessibility modeling of health services: A transdisciplinary evaluation study. [PDF]
Molenaar L +4 more
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