Advancing urban healthcare equity analysis: integrating public participation GIS with fuzzy best–worst decision-making

ZN Samani, AA Alesheikh, M Karimi, NN Samany… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
This study provides an innovative collaborative spatial decision support system (SDSS) that
aims to ensure an equitable spatial distribution of healthcare services. Evaluating the …

Integrating GIS accessibility and location-allocation models with multicriteria decision analysis for evaluating quality of life in Buraidah city, KSA

A Abd El Karim, MM Awawdeh - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The present study was aimed at evaluating the quality of life in the districts of Buraidah city in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, based on provided …

Integrating GIS accessibility and location-allocation models with multicriteria decision analysis for evaluating quality of life in Buraidah city, KSA

AAE Karim, MM Awawdeh - Sustainability, 2020 - econpapers.repec.org
The present study was aimed at evaluating the quality of life in the districts of Buraidah city in
the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of the Kingdom's Vision 2030, based on provided …

GIS-Enabled Multi-Criteria Assessment for Hospital Site Suitability: A Case Study of Tehran

I Zandi, P Pahlavani, B Bigdeli, A Lotfata, AA Alesheikh… - Sustainability, 2024 - mdpi.com
In developing countries, the interaction between rapid urban expansion and population
growth brings forth a host of challenges, particularly concerning essential services like …

A multi-criteria spatial deprivation index to support health inequality analyses

P Cabrera-Barona, T Murphy, S Kienberger… - International Journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Background Deprivation indices are useful measures to analyze health inequalities. There
are several methods to construct these indices, however, few studies have used Geographic …

[PDF][PDF] The application of urban health equity assessment and response tool (Urban HEART) in Tehran; concepts and framework

LM ASADI, MMR VAEZ, S Faghihzadeh, A Montazeri… - 2010 - sid.ir
Background: Inequalities in health are ever increasing among different communities of either
affluent or disadvantaged especially in urban areas. To identify and address inequalities in …

The application of Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool to assess health inequity among dwellers of an urban slum area in Giza Governorate, Egypt

M Gadallah, S Megid, S Refaey… - Journal of Egyptian …, 2017 - journals.ekb.eg
Background: The WHO in 2008 developed the Urban Health Equity Assessment and
Response Tool. It is a user-friendly guide for stakeholders and decision makers at national …

Enhancing community based health programs in Iran: a multi-objective location-allocation model

S Khodaparasti, HR Maleki, S Jahedi, ME Bruni… - Health care …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Community Based Organizations (CBOs) are important health system stakeholders
with the mission of addressing the social and economic needs of individuals and groups in a …

Investigating the realization of spatial justice based on multi-criteria decision-making methods in a metropolis in northwest Iran

F Dargahi, JI Shamloo - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
As the urban population continues to grow, especially in densely populated cities, the
demand for urban services has increased. However, many cities have not kept up with this …

[HTML][HTML] Prioritizing action on health inequities in cities: An evaluation of Urban Health Equity Assessment and Response Tool (Urban HEART) in 15 cities from Asia …

A Prasad, M Kano, KAM Dagg, H Mori… - Social Science & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Following the recommendations of the Commission on Social Determinants of Health
(2008), the World Health Organization (WHO) developed the Urban Health Equity …