The Social Dimension of Territorial Cohesion
de Ruffray, Sophie
The Social Dimension of Territorial Cohesion - 2010.
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The paper tackles the social aspect of territorial cohesion through an examination of public service accessibility, a topic which requires an approach on a local scale. It presents the conceptual problems and methodological implications that this type of research on a European scale creates. Service areas are delimited according to three conceptual bases: accessibility, supply and demand. Based on an application of fuzzy sets theory, the method is applied to maternity hospitals in the Greater Region (a border territory composed of Lorraine, Luxembourg, Rheinland-Pflaz, Saarland and Wallonia). The resulting map of the three prospective scenarios developed in ESPON 3.2. shows the consequences of political decisions on planning and territories.
The Social Dimension of Territorial Cohesion - 2010.
72
The paper tackles the social aspect of territorial cohesion through an examination of public service accessibility, a topic which requires an approach on a local scale. It presents the conceptual problems and methodological implications that this type of research on a European scale creates. Service areas are delimited according to three conceptual bases: accessibility, supply and demand. Based on an application of fuzzy sets theory, the method is applied to maternity hospitals in the Greater Region (a border territory composed of Lorraine, Luxembourg, Rheinland-Pflaz, Saarland and Wallonia). The resulting map of the three prospective scenarios developed in ESPON 3.2. shows the consequences of political decisions on planning and territories.
Réseaux sociaux