Does the edge effect impact the healthcare equity? An examination of the equity in hospitals accessibility in the edge city in multi-scale

Zongni Gu, Xiaolong Luo, Mi Tang and Xiaoman Liu

Journal of Transport Geography, 2023, vol. 106, issue C

Abstract: Regionalism and polycentricity reformed the relationship among cities and gave rise to numerous edge cities being established around a metropolis. The connection between edge cities and the metropolis has necessitated hospital sharing. Considering the features of edge cities, this study identifies the equity in hospital accessibility and examines the edge effects in an equity analysis. The Balanced Floating Catchment Areas model is applied to measure the accessibility to hospitals in a typical edge city – Kunshan, China. Then, we analyze equity in hospital accessibility using the Lorenz curve and Gini index model and compare the spatial and social equity values at the city and regional level. The results show that, after accounting for edge effects, the equality of hospital accessibility in the edge city improved. The edge effects significantly influenced the spatial and social equity in hospital accessibility in the edge city.

Keywords: Edge cities; Cross border; Edge effect; Equity in healthcare accessibility (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2022.103513

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