Engineering and Technology

Equality of access and resilience in urban population-facility networks

C. Fan, X. Jiang, et al.

This study by Chao Fan, Xiangqi Jiang, Ronald Lee, and Ali Mostafavi delves into the complex relationship between equitable access to urban facilities and resilience in metropolitan development. By analyzing 30 million anonymized smartphone location data, the research uncovers how minimizing travel costs can lead to greater equality and resilience in urban planning.

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Abstract

This study investigates the interplay between equality of access and resilience in urban facility development using 30 million anonymized smartphone location data from ten US metropolitan counties. The researchers calibrated models to optimize facility distribution, finding that inequality of access stems from inconsistencies between population and facility distributions. Minimizing total travel costs reduces this inequality, and more equitable distribution increases resilience by 10-30%, depending on the facility and county. The results highlight the interconnectedness of resilience and equality in urban planning.

Publisher

npj Urban Sustainability

Published On

Mar 31, 2022

Authors

Chao Fan, Xiangqi Jiang, Ronald Lee, Ali Mostafavi

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