Exploring an integrated method for measuring the relative spatial equity in public facilities in the context of urban parks

Cities

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 361-371

  Chang, Hsueh Sheng ^a   Liao, Chin Hsien ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Mobility; Spatial equity; Urban public facilities

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; GIS; MOBILITY; PARK MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC ACCESS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL PLANNING; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 80051580273     PISSN: 02642751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cities.2011.04.002     Document Type: Article

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