A multi-mode Gaussian-based two-step floating catchment area method for measuring accessibility of urban parks

S Hu, W Song, C Li, J Lu - Cities, 2020 - Elsevier
Parks play a vital role in promoting urban livability and public health; however, the traditional
accessibility mode neglect non-spatial factors and spatial equity, Thus, it has significant …

Spatial accessibility assessment of COVID-19 patients to healthcare facilities: A case study of Florida

M Ghorbanzadeh, K Kim, EE Ozguven… - Travel Behaviour and …, 2021 - Elsevier
During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare facilities worldwide have been overwhelmed by
the amount of coronavirus patients needed to be served. Similarly, the US also experienced …

Identifying areas of potential critical healthcare shortages: A case study of spatial accessibility to ICU beds during the COVID-19 pandemic in Florida

K Kim, M Ghorbanzadeh, MW Horner, EE Ozguven - Transport Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Healthcare resource availability is potentially associated with COVID-19 mortality, and the
potentially uneven geographical distribution of resources is a looming concern in the global …

Mental health care access using geographic information systems: an integrative review

M Smith-East, DF Neff - Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
A decade after the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act was implemented to ensure
access to mental health and substance abuse services for US citizens, accessing mental …

Post-earthquake health care service accessibility assessment framework and its application in a medium-sized city

Q Shang, X Guo, J Li, T Wang - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2022 - Elsevier
In the aftermath of an earthquake, damage to buildings and transportation networks severely
affects post-earthquake emergency rescue and medical health care services. This paper …

A comparative analysis of transportation-based accessibility to mental health services

M Ghorbanzadeh, K Kim, EE Ozguven… - … research part D: transport …, 2020 - Elsevier
The demand for mental health services has been growing stronger over the last couple of
decades. This indicates the need to study and assess the access to these mental health …

Geographic accessibility to primary care providers: Comparing rural and urban areas in Southwestern Ontario

TI Shah, AF Clark, JA Seabrook… - The Canadian …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This research examines geographical accessibility to primary care providers (PCPs) across
urban and rural areas of Southwestern Ontario and examines variations in the distribution of …

Revealing disaster dynamics and disparities in urban facility accessibility using an improved utilization-based metric

R Wang, Y Wang, N Li - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Quantifying socio-spatial disparities in accessibility to urban facilities is a crucial step toward
achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of universal access to these facilities …

Measures of spatial accessibility to health centers: investigating urban and rural disparities in Kermanshah, Iran

S Reshadat, A Zangeneh, S Saeidi, R Teimouri… - Journal of Public …, 2019 - Springer
Aim Availability of and accessibility to health services are critical factors to maintain the
wellbeing of any society. This study aims to investigate the spatial patterns and accessibility …

Assessing potential spatial accessibility of health services in rural China: a case study of Donghai County

R Hu, S Dong, Y Zhao, H Hu, Z Li - International journal for equity in health, 2013 - Springer
Introduction There is a great health services disparity between urban and rural areas in
China. The percentage of people who are unable to access health services due to long …