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The study of access to health centers is gaining global attention due to it is critical role in ensuring equitable and easily accessible healthcare services for all citizens, leading to long-term social equity and an improved quality of life. This paper aims to assess the efficiency of healthcare facility locations in Istanbul from two perspectives: accessibility of healthcare facilities and sufficiency of healthcare capacity. The analysis of accessibility considers the geographic locations of health services, the road network, and traffic conditions, particularly during two peak travel times in Istanbul. The evaluation of healthcare capacity utilizes the ratio of the number of beds to the population in each district. According to the findings, while the majority of the population has reasonable access to the nearest hospital, there exists a significant disparity in hospital location and bed availability in Istanbul. This indicates notable challenges in achieving a balanced distribution of hospitals based on their bed capacity. Addressing this imbalance is crucial in selecting suitable locations for new health facilities. To enhance the accessibility and effectiveness of public and private hospitals, decisions regarding site selection should aim to mutually support one another. Additionally, it is recommended to plan new healthcare facilities based on the population and density distribution of the city to increase public interest and optimize the efficiency of health services.
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The journal has an applied focus: it actively promotes the importance of geographical research in real world settings
It is policy-relevant: it seeks both a readership and contributions from practitioners as well as academics
The substantive foundation is spatial analysis: the use of quantitative techniques to identify patterns and processes within geographic environments
The combination of these points, which are fully reflected in the naming of the journal, establishes a unique position in the marketplace.
RationaleA geographical perspective has always been crucial to the understanding of the social and physical organisation of the world around us. The techniques of spatial analysis provide a powerful means for the assembly and interpretation of evidence, and thus to address critical questions about issues such as crime and deprivation, immigration and demographic restructuring, retailing activity and employment change, resource management and environmental improvement. Many of these issues are equally important to academic research as they are to policy makers and Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy aims to close the gap between these two perspectives by providing a forum for discussion of applied research in a range of different contexts
Topical and interdisciplinaryIncreasingly government organisations, administrative agencies and private businesses are requiring research to support their ‘evidence-based’ strategies or policies. Geographical location is critical in much of this work which extends across a wide range of disciplines including demography, actuarial sciences, statistics, public sector planning, business planning, economics, epidemiology, sociology, social policy, health research, environmental management.
FocusApplied Spatial Analysis and Policy will draw on applied research from diverse problem domains, such as transport, policing, education, health, environment and leisure, in different international contexts. The journal will therefore provide insights into the variations in phenomena that exist across space, it will provide evidence for comparative policy analysis between domains and between locations, and stimulate ideas about the translation of spatial analysis methods and techniques across varied policy contexts. It is essential to know how to measure, monitor and understand spatial distributions, many of which have implications for those with responsibility to plan and enhance the society and the environment in which we all exist.
Readership and Editorial BoardAs a journal focused on applications of methods of spatial analysis, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy will be of interest to scholars and students in a wide range of academic fields, to practitioners in government and administrative agencies and to consultants in private sector organisations. The Editorial Board reflects the international and multidisciplinary nature of the journal.
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