Infrastructure in York Region: A GIS Analysis of Human Services

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Infrastructure in York RegionA GIS Analysis of
Human Services

• Lucia Lo
• York University
• Department of Geography

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Public Infrastructure

• critical human services
• York Regions Human Services Strategy
• those services and programs that support a
  safe, healthy community and maintain and promote
  its quality of life

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Pathways for Impacts
Access to quality service
No
Yes
Social Inclusion
Social Exclusion
Social Integration
Economic Integration
Social Well-being
Economic Growth
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Methodologies and Indicators

• 1. Social survey
• to measure awareness, use and satisfaction of
  human services
• to identify variables affecting use or non-use

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Methodologies and Indicators

• GIS
• to examine geographical match between supply and
  demand, and identify gaps in service provision

• b. neighbourhood opportunity

number of agencies reachable within a reasonable
distance

• c. accessibility index

a. service area analysis
travel cost to closest agency degree of ease to
reach the whole set of agencies
population served by existing set of agencies
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