title: A commuter-based two-step floating catchment area method for measuring spatial accessibility of daycare centers.
abstract: This paper puts forward a commuter-based version of the two-step floating catchment area (2SFCA) method, which has gained acceptance in studies on spatial health care accessibility. Current implementations of the 2SFCA method are static in that they consider centroid-based night-time representations of the population. The proposed enhancement to the 2SFCA approach addresses this limitation by accounting for trip-chaining behavior. The presented method is illustrated in a case study of accessibility of daycare centers in the province East Flanders in Belgium. The results show significant spatial differences in accessibility between the original and commuter-based version of the 2SFCA (CB2SFCA). They highlight the importance of giving heed to more complex travel behavior in cases where the need for detailed accessibility calculations is apparent.
authors: Department of Industrial Engineering, Ghent University, Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Geography, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S8, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: Koos.Fransen@UGent.be.
authors: Koos
authors: K
authors: Fransen
authors: Department of Geography, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S8, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: Tijs.Neutens@UGent.be.
authors: Tijs
authors: T
authors: Neutens
authors: Department of Geography, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S8, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: Philippe.DeMaeyer@UGent.be.
authors: Philippe
authors: P
authors: De Maeyer
authors: Department of Industrial Engineering, Ghent University, Valentin Vaerwyckweg 1, 9000 Ghent, Belgium; Department of Geography, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281 S8, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. Electronic address: Greta.Deruyter@uUGent.be.
authors: Greet
authors: G
authors: Deruyter
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium; D002391:Catchment Area, Health; D002656:Child Day Care Centers; D002675:Child, Preschool; D040362:Geographic Information Systems; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D062206:Spatial Analysis; D014186:Transportation
keywords: Accessibility; Daycare center; GIS; Two-step floating catchment area method