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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Spatial equity"”.
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Spatial Equity in the Distribution of Health Care in Mid Glamorgan
Equity was a general principle upon which the NHS was founded. This study examines the extent of one type of equity (spatial equity) in health care provision over different geographical areas within one Welsh health authority. Its aims are to identify the health needs of the residents, the level of …
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The spatial equity and sustainability of general practitioner services: A mixed methods analysis of the Waikato DHB region
… need for primay care than others. Improving the spatial equity of health services is a key step in achieving health equity. Health systems should contribute to achieving health equity and maintaining sustainable and equitable services into the future. This thesis research examines the spatial …
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ASSESSMENT OF ACCESSIBILITY, USE BEHAVIOR, AND EQUITY OF PARKS IN A COMPACT CITY: A CASE STUDY IN SINGAPORE
… of park supply within reach by residents, while equity addresses whether there is disparity between park supply and residents’ demand for park services. Most studies have focused on the distributional attributes of park provision in determining accessibility and equity, with the role of …
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Beyond Safety and Surveillance: New Possibilities for Public Light After Dark
… for urban well-being, sustainability, and spatial equity, research on best practices and innovative considerations for the public realm has expanded. As a result, a new movement in research and guidance on public light has emerged. Rather than continuing to view lighting as a punitive means …
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Bridging the divide: an exploration of the intensification of Voortrekker Road Corridor as a means to restructure the City of Cape Town
… cities remain inequitable, exclusionary and spatially inefficient. This dissertation argues that the adaption of the principles of modernism by apartheid spatial planning has resulted in the formation of settlements that are characterised by sprawl, separation and fragmentation. Using Cape …
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Investing (in) equity : how can urban development internalize social cost?
… study is based on the premise that equitable spatial distribution of affordable housing can alter existing social perceptions and norms while providing a better quality of life to residents with less income capacity. Using as case studies the linkage and inclusionary policies in Boston, this …
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Place-based ageing and social interaction in a Belfast neighbourhood
… acute and formidable challenges for future spatial planners. While the awareness of place-based risk factors for negative phenomena such as social isolation and loneliness is gathering pace, the current understanding of the relationship between perceived neighbourhood characteristics and …
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Mobilising Youth: A study of school learner mobility in Claremont, Cape Town
… city centres, causing stark social, economic and spatial polarisation. Since the end of Apartheid many, including planners, have been attempting to address these imbalances across the country. One of these imbalances includes access to educational opportunities. There is a clear lack of research …
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Peace through parks : the challenge of overcoming social frictions and ecological tensions in the development of parks in post-conflict Bogotá
… pull the environmental and post-conflict equity-building agendas apart. This thesis interrogates the relationship between post-conflict, equity-building and the ecology of public parks in order to propose a framework for the development of green open spaces that advances both agendas …
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School Facet Through Surrounding Factors: A Geospatial Analysis of Community Social Capital Impacting Elementary Schools
… In this study, the surrounding factors are geospatially analyzed to determine the extent of spatial variation in the availability and accessibility of community social capital resources to the elementary schools. Using geospatial research methods, the researcher created three service area …