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Measuring accessibility: positive and normative implementations of various accessibility indicators
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In this article, the authors conduct a review of various commonly used measures of accessibility, with a particular view to clarifying their normative (i.e. prescriptive), as well as positive (e.g. descriptive) aspects.About:
This article is published in Journal of Transport Geography.The article was published on 2012-11-01. It has received 497 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Normative & Meaning (existential).read more
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Evaluation of Accessibility Measures in Practitioner Policy and Their Effectiveness in Non-Metropolitan Areas
Brett John Williams,Pascal Perez +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a review of the existing literature on accessibility performance measures, and identify areas of potential research on transport accessibility in nonmetropolitan areas, with the aim to improve the planning and delivery of future infrastructure needs in an optimised and sustainable manner.
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Urban and Territorial Accessibility. A New Role for the Marinas
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of marinas is reconsidered, transforming them in gateway able to push in sustainable way urban and regional economy moving the touristic flows from the coastal to the internal areas.
Planning Towards Equal Spatial Accessibility of NCI Cancer Centers Across Geographic Areas and Demographic Groups in the U.S.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a novel approach to solve the problem of gender discrimination in the workplace, which is based on the concept of gender equality, and propose a solution.
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Accessibility of Rural Life Space on the Jianghan Plain, China: The Role of Livelihood.
TL;DR: In this article, a composite index for accessibility of rural life space incorporating spatial and temporal attributes of a household's daily activities was developed, and the mediation effect of rural livelihood capital and transitions on accessibility was explored.
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Accessibility evaluation of land-use and transport strategies: review and research directions
Karst Teunis Geurs,Bert van Wee +1 more
TL;DR: A review of accessibility measures for assessing the usability of these measures in evaluations of land-use and transport strategies and developments is presented in this paper, using a broad range of relevant criteria, including theoretical basis, interpretability and communicability, and data requirements of the measures.
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Measuring accessibility: an exploration of issues and alternatives
Susan L Handy,Debbie A. Niemeier +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors provide a framework for the development of accessibility measures and two case studies suggestive of the range of possible approaches are presented, as well as issues that planners must address in developing an accessibility measure.
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Spatial accessibility of primary care: concepts, methods and challenges
TL;DR: Basic concepts and measurements of access are explained, some historical background is provided, the major questions concerning geographic accessibility of primary care are outlined, recent developments in GIS and spatial analysis are described, and examples of promising work are presented.
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Space-time and integral measures of individual accessibility: a comparative analysis using a point-based framework
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compare the relationship and spatial patterns of these thirty accessibility measures using network-based GIS procedures and conclude that space-time and integral indices are distinctive types of accessibility measures which reflect different dimensions of the accessibility experience of individuals.
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