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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.
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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).

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Addressing Critical Challenges of Accessibility and Mobility in Peripheral Areas Toward Sustainable Spatial Development and Infrastructure Provision

TL;DR: In this article , the authors proposed a mobility-oriented accessibility planning approach to address accessibility and mobility issues in peripheral regions, which misses some inherent aspects related to spatial and socio-economic circumstances.
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Case Study: Assessing The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Potential for a More Climate-Friendly Work-Related Mobility

TL;DR: In this article , the authors analyzed changes in work-related mobility that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic using the case of a multinational medium-sized retail chain situated in semi-rural Germany.
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Evaluating Accessibility Based on the Combined High-Speed Rail and Air Transportation Network in China

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper analyzed the combined modal accessibility of HSR and air, especially in the case of China, and found that the combined network showed a more equitable distribution of accessibility than that of the HSR network.
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Accessibility evaluation of land-use and transport strategies: review and research directions

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

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

Mei Po Kwan
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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