Acessibility measure on equity evaluation: a methods collection

Journal title ARCHIVIO DI STUDI URBANI E REGIONALI
Author/s Dario Canu
Publishing Year 2016 Issue 2016/116 Language Italian
Pages 24 P. 115-138 File size 148 KB
DOI 10.3280/ASUR2016-116006
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How is the accessibility measured? In accessibility measures there are different evaluation models, this paper has the purpose to classify and organize these models. Are summarized: equity, accessibility and spatial equity definition adopted in literature that, interpreted with different points of view are evaluated with various analysis methods and various approaches. From these formal measures can be adopted different evaluation approaches, related to place-based and people-based accessibility models.

Keywords: Accessibility, Network Analysis, Equity, Decision Support System, Spatial Equity

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Dario Canu, Misure di accessibilità nella valutazione dell’equità urbana: una raccolta dei metodi in "ARCHIVIO DI STUDI URBANI E REGIONALI" 116/2016, pp 115-138, DOI: 10.3280/ASUR2016-116006