The Evaluation of Geographical Health Facilities Structure in Makassar City, Indonesia

Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Mar 16;20(6):5210. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20065210.

Abstract

Cities across the world, during the last period, have been shocked by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The world of planning has since persevered in providing a response, in terms of how to anticipate this outbreak in the future. Various kinds of concepts have been issued, with various views and points of view. However, one of the needs for this planning is an appropriate evaluation of the geographic structure of existing health facilities, in order to properly provide consideration for future urban planning. This study attempts to provide an integrated model of how to evaluate the geographic structure of health facilities with a case study in Makassar City, Indonesia. By combining big data and spatial analysis, it is expected that it will find patterns and directions for acceptable health facilities planning.

Keywords: accessibility; big data; geographical structure; health facilities; space syntax; spatial model.

MeSH terms

  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • Cities / epidemiology
  • City Planning
  • Health Facilities
  • Health Services Accessibility
  • Humans
  • Indonesia / epidemiology
  • Pandemics* / prevention & control

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.