Background Quantifying spatial access to care—the interplay of accessibility and availability—
is vital for healthcare planning and understanding implications of services (mal-) distribution …

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 …

In 2015, the Chinese government implemented referral reform in its hierarchical medical
system by adjusting the reimbursement rules of medical insurance, in order to guide …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have seen the precious value of park green space
for health. In the post-COVID-19 Era, it is essential to understand the different needs and …

COVID-19 has spread worldwide, leading to a significant impact on daily life. Numerous
studies have confirmed that people have changed their travel to urban green spaces during …

To ensure adequate access to urban facilities, it is important for urban planners to achieve
equity in the geographical arrangement of such facilities. For the evaluation of vertical …

This paper explores the concepts of car dependency and transport disadvantage and the
correlation between them in rural Ireland as a means of highlighting incidences of possible …

Over the past three decades, Transit-Oriented Development (TOD), with transit as its central
tenet, has emerged as a pivotal urban policy driving sustainable and intelligent urban …

With the growing challenge of aging populations around the world, the study of the care
services for older adults is an essential initiative to accommodate the particular needs of the …

Transit-oriented development (TOD) is credited with improving urban residents' quality of life
(QoL) and social sustainability by ensuring adequate and convenient spatial access to …