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Variation in child care access across neighborhood types: A two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) approach

Applied Geography, 2023
Evelyn Blumenberg, Zhiyuan Yao, Madeline Wander   +2 more
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Assessing Accessibility and Equity in Childcare Facilities Through 2SFCA: Insights from Housing Types in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
The creation of child-friendly communities has become a key goal in sustainable global development. However, South Korea continues to experience a shortage of childcare facilities, resulting in gaps in the public care system and a growing reliance on ...
Sunju Kang, Gunwon Lee
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Static and dynamic assessments of park accessibility and equity across different living circles in shenzhen’s core area

Environmental Research Communications
With the rapid expansion of cities, the demand for park green spaces within urban living circles is increasing. Enhancing park accessibility and distributional equity has become an important avenue for improving urban residents’ quality of life. However,
Zhongshan Huang, Qiyue Jia, Shixian Luo, Zhigang Tu, Lei Zhao, Siyuan Li, Zhengyan Lu   +6 more
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Evaluating the Accessibility of Urban Public Open Spaces Based on an Improved 2SFCA Model: A Case Study Within Chengdu’s Second Ring Road

Land
The rational allocation of urban public open spaces (UPOS) is critical for creating a livable urban environment. Traditional Two-Step Floating Catchment Area (2SFCA) models often lack sufficient quantitative analysis regarding the supply of urban public ...
Ling Jian, Xiaojiang Xia, Yinbing Zhao, Yang Zhang, Yuanqiao Wang, Yi Tang, Jie Chang, Changliu Wang   +7 more
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An Approach for Measuring Spatial Accessibility to Services/Facilities by Urban Community Aged Population [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Population aging is a global trend and a world-wide challenge to many governments. The high-quality life of the elderly cannot be separated from the support of basic services and facilities.
J. Bai, C. Chen, G. Yu, B. Kai, L. Chen
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Measuring Spatial Accessibility of Water Points in Dodoma City Council: Adaptation of the Two-step Floating Catchment Area Method [PDF]

Context and backgroundConventional methods for measuring water point accessibility based on threshold demand or distance, result in uniform indices that may be inflated/deflated at different dwelling places within administrative units.Goal and Objectives:
Mahuve, Frank Edward, Tarimo, Beatrice Christopher   +1 more
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Using infectious intestinal disease surveillance data to explore illness aetiology; a cryptosporidiosis case study.

, 2009
Infectious intestinal disease (IID) surveillance data are an under-utilised information source on illness geography. This paper uses a case study of cryptosporidiosis in England and Wales to demonstrate how these data can be converted into area-based ...
Bentham, Graham, Grundy, Chris, Harrison, Florence CD, Hunter, Paul R, Lake, Iain R, Nichols, Gordon, Sari Kovats, R   +6 more
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Evaluation and optimization of spatial equity in elderly care facilities: a case study of Dalian, China

Humanities & Social Sciences Communications
China’s rapid aging has boosted demand for elderly care facilities (ECFs), yet their spatial equity is understudied. This study evaluates and optimizes ECFs accessibility in Dalian using an improved Gaussian two-step floating catchment area (G2SFCA ...
Guanyu Lu, Li Wang, Yanan Jiao, Peng Du
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Measuring Urban–Peripheral Disparities in Fresh Food Access: Spatial Equity Analysis of Wet Markets in Shanghai

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Wet markets serve as critical infrastructure for access to fresh food for urban residents in China, playing a vital role in daily life and public well-being.
Yuefu Liu, Qian-Cheng Wang, Kexin Zhang
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A Case Study on Children’s Accessibility in Urban Parks in Changsha City, China: Developing an Improved 2SFCA Method

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As countries develop, the challenge of providing access to the outdoors and nature increases. Consequently, recent environmental justice research has focused on measuring children’s access to parks.
Yuhui Liao, Katsunori Furuya
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