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Rural facility decline: A longitudinal accessibility analysis questioning the focus of Dutch depopulation-policy
Applied Geography ( IF 4.0 ) Pub Date : 2020-08-01 , DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2020.102251
Suzan Christiaanse

Abstract In the debate about rural depopulation it is frequently assumed that population decline goes hand-in-hand with the decline of facilities and services. Hence, spatial policy for rural areas often focuses on the provision of key services of general interest in areas experiencing population decline. However, the actual changes in distribution and accessibility of several services are almost never evaluated longitudinally, and most recent studies focus on measuring access in terms of supply and demand using aggregated data. This paper offers an alternative method, from an equality standpoint, and investigates changes in access and distribution of local facilities for basic needs (food, education and health care) in Fryslân (Netherlands). By doing so, it questions the focus of Dutch spatial policy on depopulating areas. Changes in access to primary schools, general practitioners and supermarkets between 2000 and 2012 are visualised by overlapping network analyses in GIS. The results are discussed in the context of depopulation and the decline of local facilities from smaller towns and villages. This paper concludes that due to the initial high density of basic facilities the accessibility remained quite good. Moreover, major changes in access do not coincide with the areas targeted by the government to deal with effects of population decline. This suggests that spatial policy for facility-decline should focus on people with low mobility in small villages throughout Fryslân, rather than depopulating areas. This research shows the importance of questioning the assumptions behind spatial policy for service-provision, and offers a simple method to do so.

中文翻译:

农村设施衰退:质疑荷兰人口减少政策重点的纵向可达性分析

摘要 在关于农村人口减少的争论中,人们经常假设人口减少与设施和服务的减少是密切相关的。因此,农村地区的空间政策通常侧重于在人口下降的地区提供普遍感兴趣的关键服务。然而,几项服务的分布和可及性的实际变化几乎从未被纵向评估,最近的研究重点是使用汇总数据衡量供需方面的可及性。本文从平等的角度提供了另一种方法,并调查了 Fryslân(荷兰)的基本需求(食品、教育和医疗保健)当地设施的获取和分布变化。通过这样做,它质疑了荷兰空间政策对人口减少地区的关注。2000 年至 2012 年间小学、全科医生和超市的访问变化通过 GIS 中的重叠网络分析进行可视化。结果是在人口减少和小城镇和村庄当地设施下降的背景下讨论的。本文得出的结论是,由于基础设施的初始密度很高,可达性仍然很好。此外,访问的重大变化与政府为应对人口下降影响而制定的目标区域不一致。这表明针对设施减少的空间政策应侧重于整个 Fryslân 小村庄中流动性低的人,而不是人口减少的地区。这项研究显示了质疑服务提供空间政策背后假设的重要性,并提供了一种简单的方法来做到这一点。2000 年至 2012 年间的全科医生和超市通过 GIS 中的重叠网络分析进行可视化。结果是在人口减少和小城镇和村庄当地设施下降的背景下讨论的。本文得出的结论是,由于基础设施的初始密度很高,可达性仍然很好。此外,访问的重大变化与政府为应对人口下降影响而制定的目标区域不一致。这表明针对设施减少的空间政策应侧重于整个 Fryslân 小村庄中流动性低的人群,而不是人口减少的地区。这项研究显示了质疑服务提供空间政策背后假设的重要性,并提供了一种简单的方法来做到这一点。2000 年至 2012 年间的全科医生和超市通过 GIS 中的重叠网络分析进行可视化。结果是在人口减少和小城镇和村庄当地设施下降的背景下讨论的。本文得出的结论是,由于基础设施的初始密度很高,可达性仍然很好。此外,访问的重大变化与政府为应对人口下降影响而制定的目标区域不一致。这表明针对设施减少的空间政策应侧重于整个 Fryslân 小村庄中流动性低的人,而不是人口减少的地区。这项研究显示了质疑服务提供空间政策背后假设的重要性,并提供了一种简单的方法来做到这一点。
更新日期:2020-08-01
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