The Location Evaluation and Relocation of Community & in-Home Care Centers: A Case Study of Fuzhou, China
This study is a case study on evaluating locations of 46 community and in-home care centers (CHCC) in four central districts in Fuzhou, China. The goals are to evaluate the location suitability of the current centers, eliminate the unsuitable locations and recommend suitable alternatives. In particu...
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| description | This study is a case study on evaluating locations of 46 community and in-home care centers (CHCC) in four central districts in Fuzhou, China. The goals are to evaluate the location suitability of the current centers, eliminate the unsuitable locations and recommend suitable alternatives. In particular, this study tried to explore the feasible approaches for urban planners to enhance the process of planning and implementation participated by multiple stakeholders, with less decisions made by the care providers and the government departments. The suitability analysis of the current CHCC locations was implemented in two steps. First, the inappropriately sited centers were identified by the multiple indexes of legality, vulnerability and convenience through a Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchic Process analysis and were emulated and visualized by GIS. Second, the ill-located centers recommended more suitable plots identified by p-center or coverage location models according to the type of these centers. As a result, five centers are perfectly located, while 19 centers need to be relocated, as they were located on sites that were either inconsistent with the appropriate land use or in the risks of natural hazards. The rest half (22 centers) need improvements to different degrees to meet all the relevant planning requirements. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4eb383fa7c7746de9d6981c100a560c52023-03-10T15:09:07ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering1347-28522023-03-0122253054110.1080/13467581.2022.20470552047055The Location Evaluation and Relocation of Community & in-Home Care Centers: A Case Study of Fuzhou, ChinaHang Lin0Xin Wu1National Cheng Kung University (NCKU)Fuzhou UniversityThis study is a case study on evaluating locations of 46 community and in-home care centers (CHCC) in four central districts in Fuzhou, China. The goals are to evaluate the location suitability of the current centers, eliminate the unsuitable locations and recommend suitable alternatives. In particular, this study tried to explore the feasible approaches for urban planners to enhance the process of planning and implementation participated by multiple stakeholders, with less decisions made by the care providers and the government departments. The suitability analysis of the current CHCC locations was implemented in two steps. First, the inappropriately sited centers were identified by the multiple indexes of legality, vulnerability and convenience through a Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchic Process analysis and were emulated and visualized by GIS. Second, the ill-located centers recommended more suitable plots identified by p-center or coverage location models according to the type of these centers. As a result, five centers are perfectly located, while 19 centers need to be relocated, as they were located on sites that were either inconsistent with the appropriate land use or in the risks of natural hazards. The rest half (22 centers) need improvements to different degrees to meet all the relevant planning requirements.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2022.2047055ageing in placecommunity carecommunity & in-home care center planninggissite selection |
| spellingShingle | Hang Lin Xin Wu The Location Evaluation and Relocation of Community & in-Home Care Centers: A Case Study of Fuzhou, China Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering ageing in place community care community & in-home care center planning gis site selection |
| title | The Location Evaluation and Relocation of Community & in-Home Care Centers: A Case Study of Fuzhou, China |
| title_full | The Location Evaluation and Relocation of Community & in-Home Care Centers: A Case Study of Fuzhou, China |
| title_fullStr | The Location Evaluation and Relocation of Community & in-Home Care Centers: A Case Study of Fuzhou, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Location Evaluation and Relocation of Community & in-Home Care Centers: A Case Study of Fuzhou, China |
| title_short | The Location Evaluation and Relocation of Community & in-Home Care Centers: A Case Study of Fuzhou, China |
| title_sort | location evaluation and relocation of community in home care centers a case study of fuzhou china |
| topic | ageing in place community care community & in-home care center planning gis site selection |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13467581.2022.2047055 |
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