Measuring Inequality of Access : Modeling Physical Remoteness in Nepal

Simple linear distances between origin and destination poorly describe travel in Nepal, where rugged terrain, underdeveloped transportation infrastructure, and diverse vegetation heavily influence favorable travel routes. In this context, expected...

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Main Authors:	Banick, Robert, Kawasoe, Yasuhiro
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
Subjects:	CONNECTIVITY REMOTENESS SPATIAL DISPARITY INEQUALITY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO SERVICES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM ACCESSIBILITY PUBLIC POLICY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/798021565105014761/Measuring-Inequality-of-Access-Modeling-Physical-Remoteness-in-Nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32218

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spelling	okr-10986-322182022-09-19T12:16:26Z Measuring Inequality of Access : Modeling Physical Remoteness in Nepal Banick, Robert Kawasoe, Yasuhiro CONNECTIVITY REMOTENESS SPATIAL DISPARITY INEQUALITY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO SERVICES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM ACCESSIBILITY PUBLIC POLICY Simple linear distances between origin and destination poorly describe travel in Nepal, where rugged terrain, underdeveloped transportation infrastructure, and diverse vegetation heavily influence favorable travel routes. In this context, expected travel times explain more about the remoteness of starting locations than geographic distance. Applied to service facilities, these time‐based measures of remoteness amount to measures of physical accessibility to services. However, traditional survey‐based measures of time suffer from problems of inaccurate reporting and standard survey error. Instead, this study built a geographic information system–based cost time model of travel that enables more accurate and generalizable assessment of accessibility. Having validated the generic model and compared it with other popular metrics, the study demonstrates its value by inputting a variety of services into it. This paper provides descriptive analyses of accessibility trends to these services at national, provincial, municipal, and geographic scales and suggests research possibilities unlocked by such a general purpose model. The paper concludes with thoughts for how the data and analysis, both freely available public goods, can enable additional research and better policy making. 2019-08-08T14:08:10Z 2019-08-08T14:08:10Z 2019-08 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/798021565105014761/Measuring-Inequality-of-Access-Modeling-Physical-Remoteness-in-Nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32218 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8966 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia Nepal
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spellingShingle	CONNECTIVITY REMOTENESS SPATIAL DISPARITY INEQUALITY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ACCESS TO SERVICES GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM ACCESSIBILITY PUBLIC POLICY Banick, Robert Kawasoe, Yasuhiro Measuring Inequality of Access : Modeling Physical Remoteness in Nepal
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description	Simple linear distances between origin and destination poorly describe travel in Nepal, where rugged terrain, underdeveloped transportation infrastructure, and diverse vegetation heavily influence favorable travel routes. In this context, expected travel times explain more about the remoteness of starting locations than geographic distance. Applied to service facilities, these time‐based measures of remoteness amount to measures of physical accessibility to services. However, traditional survey‐based measures of time suffer from problems of inaccurate reporting and standard survey error. Instead, this study built a geographic information system–based cost time model of travel that enables more accurate and generalizable assessment of accessibility. Having validated the generic model and compared it with other popular metrics, the study demonstrates its value by inputting a variety of services into it. This paper provides descriptive analyses of accessibility trends to these services at national, provincial, municipal, and geographic scales and suggests research possibilities unlocked by such a general purpose model. The paper concludes with thoughts for how the data and analysis, both freely available public goods, can enable additional research and better policy making.
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title	Measuring Inequality of Access : Modeling Physical Remoteness in Nepal
title_short	Measuring Inequality of Access : Modeling Physical Remoteness in Nepal
title_full	Measuring Inequality of Access : Modeling Physical Remoteness in Nepal
title_fullStr	Measuring Inequality of Access : Modeling Physical Remoteness in Nepal
title_full_unstemmed	Measuring Inequality of Access : Modeling Physical Remoteness in Nepal
title_sort	measuring inequality of access : modeling physical remoteness in nepal
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2019
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/798021565105014761/Measuring-Inequality-of-Access-Modeling-Physical-Remoteness-in-Nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32218
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