Inequality of public facilities between urban and rural areas and its driving factors in ten cities of China

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 13244 - 14
• Main Authors: Xu, Ronghua, Yue, Wenze, Wei, Feiyang, Yang, Guofu, Chen, Yi, Pan, Kaixuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 02.08.2022; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 704/844/2787; 704/844/685; Decision making; Health facilities; Health services; Humanities and Social Sciences; Inequality; multidisciplinary; Population density; Rural areas; Schools; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Urban areas; Urban development; China

Urban development continues to face the dilemma of spatial inequality of public facilities, particularly educational and medical facilities. Identifying inequalities in various types of public facilities and their driving mechanisms is crucial in reducing social inequality. However, information on t...