The Location of Subregional Facilities in Territories with Scattered Population. A Methodological Proposal Based on the Case of Asturias (Spain)

Marcos ORTEGA MONTEQUÍN1, Benjamin MÉNDEZ GARCÍA2
1 Geographer, freelance, SPAIN
2 University of Oviedo, Faculty of Arts, Department of Geography, Oviedo, SPAIN
E-mail: mendezbenjamin@uniovi.es
Pages: 103-110

Abstract. It is a political and economic problem to place decentralized services in territories with scattered populations such Asturias (Spain). On the basis of applied research, we propose a method to select possible sites; furthermore, we carefully consider the population and the travel time of users. A GIS programme is used for calculations. Besides, another application of the method is proposed for the analysis of pedestrians’ mobility.

K e y w o r d s:  isochronal maps, GIS, multicriterium analysis, demographic dispersion, facilities and services centres, location of services