Spatial Accessibility to Sports Facilities in Dongguan, China: a Multi-Preference Gaussian Two-Step Floating Catchment Area Method

• Published in: Applied spatial analysis and policy Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 1093 - 1114
• Main Authors: Xiao, Tong, Ding, Tengfei, Zhang, Xiaoke, Tao, Zhuolin, Liu, Ye
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.12.2022; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Access; Age; Catchment areas; Children; Disadvantaged; Heterogeneity; Human Geography; Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Policy making; Population distribution; Preferences; Regional/Spatial Science; Social Sciences; Sports facilities; Urbanization; Walking; China; Sports facilities; Equity; Multi-preference Gaussian two-step floating catchment area method; Dongguan; Spatial accessibility

Equitable access to sports services has drawn much attention from policymakers and planners in China, as rapid urbanization and lifestyle changes have caused the pandemic of inactivity. An accurate measure of accessibility will enable the spatial equity of public facility allocation. Existing approa...