Planning for Mental Health Care: A Reconsideration of Public Facility Location Theory

Michael Dear
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Michael Dear: Department of Geography McMaster University Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1 Canada

International Regional Science Review, 1978, vol. 3, issue 2, 93-111

Abstract: This paper suggests that a critical reassessment of the theory of public facility location is long overdue. A comprehensive theory should contain three standard analytical components: location as access; location as externality; and definition of the policy context for public facility planning. Recent empirical research on mental health facility location is used to illustrate the significance of these analytical themes.

Date: 1978
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DOI: 10.1177/016001767800300201

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