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 GARCÍA*²
* Corresponding author
¹ Geographer, freelance, SPAIN
² University of Oviedo, Faculty of Arts, Department of Geography, Oviedo, SPAIN
E-mail: mendezbenjamin@uniovi.es
Pages: 103-110. URL: https://geografie.ubbcluj.ro/ccau/jssp/arhiva_2_2012/05JSSP022012.pdf

Cite: Ortega Montequín M., Méndez García B. (2012), The Location of Subregional Facilities in Territories with Scattered Population. A Methodological Proposal Based on the Case of Asturias (Spain). Journal of Settlements and Spatial Planning, 3(2), 103-110. URL: https://geografie.ubbcluj.ro/ccau/jssp/arhiva_2_2012/05JSSP022012.pdf

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