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Accessibility analysis and optimization strategy of urban green space in Qingdao City Center, China

open access: yesEcological Indicators, 2023
Rapid urbanization in China results in an uneven distribution of Urban Green Space (UGS) resources. This study aims to provide a scientific basis for optimizing the layout of UGS during the urban renewal process.
Kai Xue, Kepeng Yu, Hang Zhang
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Assessing Rail Station Accessibility Based on Improved Two-Step Floating Catchment Area Method and Map Service API

open access: yesSustainability, 2022
Accessibility is an important index for evaluating the efficiency of rail stations. In view of the imbalance between the supply and demand of rail station settings and population distribution, this paper takes the Shijingshan District in Beijing as an example.
Daoyong Li, Hengyi Zang, Qilin He
openaire   +1 more source

Spatial Pattern, Aging Suitability, and Equality of Medical and Residential Care Facilities in Guangdong Province: An Evaluation Based on Spatial Accessibility

open access: yesRedai dili, 2022
With the rising aging population in China, increasing attention has been paid to the spatial layouts of medical and residential care facilities; however, the accessibility and aging suitability of these facilities have received less attention.
Liu Ting, Hu Weiping
doaj   +1 more source

Accessibility to primary health care in Belgium: an evaluation of policies awarding financial assistance in shortage areas [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Background: In many countries, financial assistance is awarded to physicians who settle in an area that is designated as a shortage area to prevent unequal accessibility to primary health care.
De Weerdt, Yves   +3 more
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Application of catchment area method for determining post office accessibility: case study Bjelovar-Bilogora County

open access: yesGeoadria, 2019
Accessibility of postal access points is an important part that service providers, as well as regulatory bodies should consider when planning postal network capacities. This is important for the provision of the universal postal service.
Katarina Mostarac   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Research on the Equity of Urban Green Park Space Layout Based on Ga2SFCA Optimization Method—Taking the Core Area of Beijing as an Example

open access: yesLand, 2022
(1) Background: The issue of equity in the layout of urban green park spaces is an essential dimension of urban public resource allocation. (2) Objective: To analyze the equity of the distribution of parkland in the core area of Beijing from a ...
Yilun Cao, Yuhan Guo, Mingjuan Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

A comparative analysis of accessibility measures by the two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method

open access: yesInternational Journal of Geographical Information Science, 2019
The recent decade has witnessed a new wave of development in the place-based accessibility theory, revolving around the two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method. The 2SFCA method, initially serving to evaluate the spatial inequity of health care services, has been further applied to other urban planning and facility access issues.
Xiang Chen, Pengfei Jia
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Spatial accessibility and social inclusion: The impact of Portugal's last health reform [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Health policies seek to promote access to health care and should provide appropriate geographical accessibility to each demographical functional group.
Ben‐Akiva M. E.   +12 more
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Evaluation of Park Accessibility Based on Improved Gaussian Two-Step Floating Catchment Area Method: A Case Study of Xi’an City

open access: yesBuildings, 2022
Park accessibility plays a critical role in evaluating the quality of park construction. However, the conventional accessibility model ignores non-spatial factors, so it is crucial to use more complex methods for evaluating park accessibility. This study
Yunmei Li   +3 more
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Investigating periphyton biofilm response to changing phosphorus concentrations in UK rivers using within-river flumes [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
The excessive growth of benthic algal biofilms in UK rivers is a widespread problem, resulting in loss of plant communities and wider ecological damage.
Bowes, Michael J.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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