
Evaluation of Accessibility to Public Services in the City of Aqaba Using Geographic Information Systems
Author(s) -
AbedAlhameed AlFanatseh,
Shahed Saqallah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of geography and geology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-9787
pISSN - 1916-9779
DOI - 10.5539/jgg.v13n2p17
Subject(s) - recreation , geographic information system , geography , entertainment , service (business) , business , public participation gis , transport engineering , cartography , marketing , gis and public health , engineering , political science , law
In this study, we identify methods of measuring accessibility to public services in the city of Aqaba. Accessibility is an indicator of the efficiency of their spatial distribution in relation to residential neighborhoods in the city. Administrative, commercial, educational, health and entertainment services were selected for a case study because they are the most important services. We used spatial analysis tools in Arc Map within the geographic information systems (GIS) environment to measure direct distances between neighborhood centres and public services and to determine the number of services within specific ranges (1,000 m, 500 m, 200 m), using the three most common methods of measuring accessibility: the distance to the nearest service, the number of services within a certain distance or time, and the average distance for all services. The results of this research indicate that educational services have the highest degree of accessibility, followed by slight differences among recreational, administrative, and commercial services. Health services lag further behind.