Comber, Alexis, Brunsdon, Chris and Philips, Martin (2012) The Varying Impact of Geographic Distance as a Predictor of Dissatisfaction Over Facility Access. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 5 (4). pp. 333-352. ISSN 1874-4621
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Abstract
This research uses a Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) analysis
to compare perceptions of public service accessibility as captured by an attitudes
survey against measures of geographical distance to those services. The 2008 Place
Survey in Leicestershire, UK, captured data on respondent dissatisfaction about their
access to different services and facilities. In this analysis, survey responses about
access to Post Offices and libraries were summarised over census Output Areas. Road
distances to the nearest facility were calculated for each Output Area. GWR was used
to model the spatial variations in the relationship between facility distance and access
dissatisfaction and how these relationships vary within and between different socioeconomic
groups (in this case OAC groups). The results show that for Post Offices,
the effect of geographic distance as a predictor of access dissatisfaction is stronger
than for libraries, that its effect varies spatially and that there is considerable variation
within and between different socio-economic groups. For Libraries, geographic
distance is a weaker predictor of dissatisfaction over access, there is little local
variation in the effect of geographic distance as a predictor of library access dissatisfaction
and that there is little variation within and between different socio-economic
groups. These results indicate that as well as geography, other dimensions related to
facility access need to be considered and that these will vary from facility to facility
and from group to group.
Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | Place survey; Access/Accessibility; Post office; library; |
Academic Unit: | Faculty of Science and Engineering > Research Institutes > National Centre for Geocomputation, NCG |
Item ID: | 5860 |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s12061-011-9074-8 |
Depositing User: | Prof. Chris Brunsdon |
Date Deposited: | 18 Feb 2015 16:58 |
Journal or Publication Title: | Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Refereed: | Yes |
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URI: | https://mural.maynoothuniversity.ie/id/eprint/5860 |
Use Licence: | This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here |
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