Powering rural healthcare with sustainable energy: a global review of solar solutions

U Izuka, GG Ojo, SA Ayodeji, TC Ndiwe… - Engineering Science & …, 2023 - fepbl.com
Access to reliable healthcare and sustainable energy remains a global challenge,
particularly in rural and underserved communities. This review paper explores the …

Resilience assessment and enhancement of interdependent transportation-healthcare system: A spatial accessibility approach

SS Pei, CH Zhai, J Hu, ZQ Wang, LL Xie - Transportation Research Part D …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aiming to obtain a parallel recovery strategy for the interdependent transportation-
healthcare system (ITHS) after the earthquake, this study proposes a framework for the …

Surrogate model-assisted seismic resilience assessment of the interdependent transportation and healthcare system considering a two-stage recovery strategy

S Pei, C Zhai, J Hu - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a two-stage post-earthquake recovery strategy optimization model is proposed
for determining resource inputs and obtaining the optimal restoration sequence after …

[HTML][HTML] Machine Learning Based Healthcare Service Dissemination Using Social Internet of Things and Cloud Architecture in Smart Cities

VK Kaliappan, S Gnanamurthy, A Yahya, R Samikannu… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Smart healthcare using the cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT) allows for remote patient
monitoring, real-time data collection, improved data security, and cost-effective storage and …

Spatial Pattern and Mechanism of the Life Service Industry in Polycentric Cities: Experience from Wuhan, China

X Cui, J Zhang, W Huang, C Liu, L Shan… - Journal of Urban …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
The life service industry is the basic industry to increase employment and to meet people's
needs. Therefore, it is important to reveal its spatial pattern and mechanism. In this paper …

More Urban Elderly Care Facilities Should Be Placed in Densely Populated Areas for an Aging Wuhan of China

Z Wang, X Wang, Z Dong, L Li, W Li, S Li - Land, 2023 - mdpi.com
Global aging is getting worse, especially in China, a country with a large population. It is
urgently needed to plan the site of new urban elderly care facilities for an aging society …

Examining the spatial and social heterogeneities of accessing hierarchical healthcare services through the lens of equity: A case study of the central urban area in …

Z Gu, SJ Cao, X Luo - Cities, 2024 - Elsevier
Achieving equal access to healthcare is an essential goal of the Sustainable Development
Goals and a key criterion for building healthy communities. In this study, we examine the …

Villagers' travel burden and the built environment in rural China: Evidence from a national level survey

D Yuan, P Zhao, Z Yu, Q Liu - Journal of transport geography, 2023 - Elsevier
Travel burden on rural residents is an important theme in transport geography. However, the
empirical evidence for this remains scarce. This paper aims to shed light on rural travel …

Demystifying hospital size distribution: A geographical approach

X Yan, S He - Applied Geography, 2024 - Elsevier
Hospital size distribution, ie, the uneven allocation of healthcare resources between
hospitals of different size classes, significantly impacts healthcare equality and efficiency …

[HTML][HTML] How to assess spatial injustice: Distinguishing housing spatial inequalities through housing choice

FO Feitosa, P Batista, JL Marques - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
Regions often exhibit disparities in socio-economic conditions, leading to unequal access to
resources and opportunities. This study focuses on the territorial aspect of justice and …