ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020 The measurement of spatial accessibility of fire services is a key task in enhancing fire response efficiency and minimizing property losses and deaths.
Kainan Mao +5 more
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Identifying need for spay and neuter services: A GIS-based analysis
CABI One Health, 2023 This study provides a method for assessing the need for spay and neuter services in Massachusetts by creating a composite index that accounts for spatial accessibility and social vulnerability. An accessibility index (AI) of existing low-cost spay/neuter
Cameron R. Carow, Joann M. Lindenmayer
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Critical rainfall conditions for the initiation of torrential flows: results from the Rebaixader catchment (Central Pyrenees) [PDF]
, 2016 Torrential flows like debris flows or debris floods are fast movements formed by a mix of water and different amounts of unsorted solid material. They generally occur in steep torrents and pose high risk in mountainous areas.
Abanco Martínez de Arenzana, Claudia +3 more
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An Improved Two-Step Floating Catchment Area Method for Evaluating Spatial Accessibility to Urban Emergency Shelters [PDF]
Sustainability, 2018 As an important component of urban disaster prevention and mitigation systems, the balance and equity of emergency shelter distribution can be measured based on spatial accessibility utilizing the two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method. However, there are some issues in previous studies on emergency shelter accessibility evaluated by the 2SFCA
Zhu, Xiaomeng +5 more
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THE FUNCTIONING OF HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS IN THE ŁÓDŹ REGION IN THE LIGHT OF SPATIAL ANALYSIS [PDF]
Modern Management Review, 2017 The article is devoted to analysis of the matching arrangement and the size of the individual hospital emergency rooms located in the Łódź region to diversify the region's population distribution in terms of municipal level. The data source for the above
Marta BOROWSKA-STEFAŃSKA +2 more
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Multiscale Analysis of Spatial Accessibility to Acute Hospitals in Carinthia, Austria
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2023 Health care accessibility studies are well established in the US but lacking in Austria, even though both experience high costs and have hospital care as the largest contributor to health care spending.
Changzhen Wang +2 more
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Concepts, reflections and applications of social equity: approaches to accessibility to primary goods and services in the region of Flanders, Belgium [PDF]
, 2015 Mobility presents a variety of opportunities as it allows users to access locations and services, and to meet people beyond their immediate surroundings.
De Maeyer, Philippe +2 more
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Multi-modal two-step floating catchment area analysis of primary health care accessibility
Health & Place, 2016 Two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) techniques are popular for measuring potential geographical accessibility to health care services. This paper proposes methodological enhancements to increase the sophistication of the 2SFCA methodology by incorporating both public and private transport modes using dedicated network datasets.
Mitchel, Langford +2 more
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Terminus-driven retreat of a major southwest Greenland tidewater glacier during the early 19th century : insights from glacier reconstructions and numerical modelling [PDF]
, 2014 Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Anker Weidick +18 more
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GeoHealth, 2023 The unbalanced allocation of healthcare resources is a major challenge that hinders access to healthcare. Taking Shenzhen as an example, this study aimed to enhance equity in obtaining healthcare services, through measuring and visualizing the spatial ...
Liutong Chen +10 more
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