Accessibility and Spatial Interaction

• Author(s): Ana Condeço-Melhorado, Aura Reggiani, Javier Gutiérrez, Javier Gutiérrez Puebla,
• Publisher: Edward Elgar
• Pages: 244
• ISBN_10: 1782540725
  ISBN_13: 9781782540724
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Industries / Transportation , Health & Fitness / Physical Impairments , Political Science / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development , Political Science / Public Policy / Regional Planning , Science / Earth Sciences / Geography , Social Science / Human Geography , Social Science / People with Disabilities ,

Description:... The concept of accessibility is linked to the level of opportunities available for spatial interaction (flows of people, goods or information) between a set of locations, through a physical and/or digital transport infrastructure network. Accessibility has proved to be a crucial tool for understanding the framework of sustainability policy in light of best practice planning and decision-making processes. Methods such as cost-benefit analysis, multi-criteria analysis and risk analysis can benefit greatly from embedding accessibility results. This book presents a cohesive collection of recent studies, modeling and discussing spatial interaction by means of accessibility indicators