This study proposes a GIS-based methodology to measure accessibility to urban services, from the elderly perspective to support urban planning processes. In the light of a significant demographic change, policymakers should promote age-friendly urban planning approaches in order to guarantee equal opportunities to access to services and activities. We developed a methodology to measure accessibility to healthcare provision services, which considers urban characteristics and mobility features, as well as behavioral traits of older adults. The method belongs to the family of 2SFCA (Two-Steps Floating Catchment Area), which evaluates accessibility as the combination of both supply and demand of urban services; thus, we introduce innovative elements to shape actual mobility opportunities for the elderly and their travel choices within three different timeslots. The methodology was applied to the city of Nice (France), to measure accessibility to proximity services managed by Healthcare Regional Agency (l’Agence Régionale de Santé – ARS) of Provence, Alpes and Côte d’Azur. The outputs allow to quantify elderly people accessibility to primary health services and the application to the French case study has shown that the methodology could be effective to identify critical issues to support urban planning process.

Urban Accessibility to Healthcare Facilities for the Elderly: Evolution of the Time-Based 2SFCA Methodology for the Nice Case Study (France) / Guida, Carmen; Gargiulo, Carmela; Caglioni, Matteo; Carpentieri, Gerardo. - vol 12958:(2021). [10.1007/978-3-030-87016-4_42]

Urban Accessibility to Healthcare Facilities for the Elderly: Evolution of the Time-Based 2SFCA Methodology for the Nice Case Study (France)

Carmen Guida;Carmela Gargiulo;Gerardo Carpentieri
2021

Abstract

This study proposes a GIS-based methodology to measure accessibility to urban services, from the elderly perspective to support urban planning processes. In the light of a significant demographic change, policymakers should promote age-friendly urban planning approaches in order to guarantee equal opportunities to access to services and activities. We developed a methodology to measure accessibility to healthcare provision services, which considers urban characteristics and mobility features, as well as behavioral traits of older adults. The method belongs to the family of 2SFCA (Two-Steps Floating Catchment Area), which evaluates accessibility as the combination of both supply and demand of urban services; thus, we introduce innovative elements to shape actual mobility opportunities for the elderly and their travel choices within three different timeslots. The methodology was applied to the city of Nice (France), to measure accessibility to proximity services managed by Healthcare Regional Agency (l’Agence Régionale de Santé – ARS) of Provence, Alpes and Côte d’Azur. The outputs allow to quantify elderly people accessibility to primary health services and the application to the French case study has shown that the methodology could be effective to identify critical issues to support urban planning process.
2021
978-3-030-87016-4
978-3-030-87015-7
Urban Accessibility to Healthcare Facilities for the Elderly: Evolution of the Time-Based 2SFCA Methodology for the Nice Case Study (France) / Guida, Carmen; Gargiulo, Carmela; Caglioni, Matteo; Carpentieri, Gerardo. - vol 12958:(2021). [10.1007/978-3-030-87016-4_42]
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