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Critical rainfall conditions for the initiation of torrential flows: results from the Rebaixader catchment (Central Pyrenees) [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +2 more sources

An Improved Two-Step Floating Catchment Area (2SFCA) Method for Measuring Spatial Accessibility to Elderly Care Facilities in Xi’an, China

open access: yesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022
With the continuous aging of society, the demand among elderly citizens for care facilities is increasing. The accessibility of elderly care facilities is a significant indicator for evaluating whether the layout of urban elderly care facilities is reasonable, and research on the spatial accessibility of related facilities has become an important ...
Linggui Liu, Han Lyu, Yi Zhao, Dian Zhou
openaire   +2 more sources

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

Concepts, reflections and applications of social equity: approaches to accessibility to primary goods and services in the region of Flanders, Belgium [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +2 more sources

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

Terminus-driven retreat of a major southwest Greenland tidewater glacier during the early 19th century : insights from glacier reconstructions and numerical modelling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Anker Weidick   +18 more
core   +5 more sources

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
core   +2 more sources

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
openaire   +1 more source

Assessing the spatial accessibility of hospital care in Sichuan Province, China

open access: yesGeospatial Health, 2015
Regional disparities in geographical access to hospital care are found throughout China. Understanding variations in the spatial accessibility of hospital care has the potential to provide decision support in healthcare planning.
Jay Pan   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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