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Multiscale evaluation of an urban deprivation index: Implications for quality of life and healthcare accessibility planning
Autor(es):
Pablo Francisco Cabrera Barona, Chunzhu Wei y Michael Hagenlocher
Publicado por:
sandra rochina
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Cabrera Barona, Pablo Francisco, Chunzhu Wei y Michael Hagenlocher. 2016. Multiscale evaluation of an urban deprivation index: Implications for quality of life and healthcare accessibility planning. Applied Geography, 70: 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2016.02.009
Link:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299132722_Multiscale_evaluation_of_an_urban_deprivation_index_Implications_for_quality_of_life_and_healthcare_accessibility_planning
Resumen:
Deprivation indices are widely used to identify areas characterized by above average social and/or material disadvantages. Especially spatial approaches have become increasingly popular since they enable decision makers to identify priority areas and to allocate their resources accordingly. An array of methods and spatial reporting units have been used to analyze and report deprivation in previous studies. However, a comparative analysis and assessment of the implications of the choice of the reporting unit for quality of life and health care accessibility planning is still missing. Based on a set of ten socioeconomic and health-related indicators, we constructed a weighted deprivation index for the urban area of Quito, Ecuador, using four different reporting units, including census blocks, census tracts, and two units based on the automatic zoning procedure (AZP).