TY  - JOUR
T1  - Inequality Asses of Emergency Medical Services Since
Urban Accessibility Measures
AU - Holguin, Juan Manuel AU - Escobar, Diego Alexander AU - Oviedo, Daniel Ricardo 
JO  - Research Journal of Applied Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 6
SP  - 387
EP  - 398
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-932x
DO  - rjasci.2018.387.398
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjasci.2018.387.398
KW  - Accessibility
KW  -emergency service facility
KW  -social inequality
KW  -spatial inequality
KW  -ambulance dispatch
KW  -infrastructure
AB  - In recent decades, identification of social inequalities in transport has claimed a new found relevance
in academic circles. Special attention has been given to the social consequences of unequal access to
different urban services and amenities. The city of Manizales, Colombia is one example of a spatially
and socio-demographically segregated city in the global South. Such segregation has visible effects among
different social groups on the levels of access to essential services for their well-being such as healthcare. This
research examines inequalities in access to emergency service facilities between different social groups from
a spatial perspective in urban areas. Using geographic information system and socio-demographic and
economic secondary data as well as primary information from emergency service providers in the city, we
identify levels of geographic accessibility to emergency service facilities in areas with marked differences in
terms of income, access to infrastructure and local availability of healthcare facilities throughout Manizales. Our
findings reflect wide gaps in the time required to respond to a medical emergency in areas of different
socio-economic strata in the city.
ER  -