Author : Marta Dell'Ovo
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030501736
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)
Book Synopsis Decision Support System for the Location of Healthcare Facilities by : Marta Dell'Ovo
Download or read book Decision Support System for the Location of Healthcare Facilities written by Marta Dell'Ovo and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-19 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book examines an integrated approach for addressing decisions about the location of healthcare facilities. Supported by Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA), the approach provides comprehensive information on territory, taking into account the spatial dimensions. Due to the multiple criteria involved, site selection for urban facilities is a crucial topic in planning decision processes, especially for healthcare facilities. Healthcare provision policies generally fail to address the distribution of facilities within cities, entrusting decisions to various stakeholders. Moreover current evaluation tools focus on the intrinsic performances of healthcare structures, disregarding the extrinsic characteristics, namely those related to the location. Starting with a cross-disciplinary literature review, the book describes a multi-methodological approach for decision-making regarding the location of healthcare facilities, and presents an innovative evaluation tool that simultaneously considers functional, locational, environmental and economic issues, providing a comprehensive overview of the areas under investigation.