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Assessing transportation accessibility equity via open data

Year: 2022

Type: preprint

Abstract: We propose a methodology to assess transportation accessibility inequity in metropolitan areas. The methodology is based on the classic analysis tools of Lorenz curves and Gini indices, but the novelty resides in the fact that it can be easily applied in an automated way to several cities around the World, with no need for customized data treatment. Indeed, our equity metrics can be computed solely relying on open data, publicly available in standardized form. We showcase our method and study transp

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2206.09037

Authors: Badeanlou, Amirhesam, Araldo, Andrea, Diana, Marco

Institutions: Politecnico di Torino, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, Télécom SudParis

Language: English

Topic: Urban Transport and Accessibility

Subfield: Transportation

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Sustainable cities and communities, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4283324544

Cites: 3

Cited by: 4

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