Pattern analysis of substandard and inadequate distribution of educational resources in urban–rural areas of Abbottabad, Pakistan

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dc.contributor.authorTanveer, Hashir
dc.contributor.authorBalz, Timo
dc.contributor.authorSumari, Neema S.
dc.contributor.authorShan, Rafi-us
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-26T12:26:49Z
dc.date.available2021-01-26T12:26:49Z
dc.date.issued2019-06-04
dc.description.abstractDespite an extensive system of public schools, Abbottabad, Pakistan has a chronically low literacy rate. A factor contributing to these low literacy rates might be a spatial mismatch between public schools and dense settlements in fast-growing urban and semi-urban areas of this municipal region. To test this proposition, the locations of 153 public schools were collected using hand-held GPS devices to create a geo-database, and a road network was created from the open street map and Google imagery. Nearest neighbor, K-function, Spearman’s Rho, and directional analyses were applied to this data to overcome the limitations of sparse geospatial data. A point pattern analysis shows that more than 50% of secondary schools were clustered south of the city while most of the built-up area was in the north. Localizing Geospatial data, spatial restructuring, and reorganization of schools in the study area would support rational planning and enhance student access to school facilities.en_US
dc.identifier.citationHashir, T., Balz, T., Sumari, N. S., Shan, R., & Tanweer. 2019. Pattern Analysis of Substandard and Inadequate Distribution of Educational Resources in Urban-Rural Areas of Abbottabad, Pakistan. GeoJournal: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-019-10029-xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3352
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherGeoJournalen_US
dc.subjectSpatial mismatchen_US
dc.subjectPoint pattern analysisen_US
dc.subjectClassificationen_US
dc.subjectPublic schoolsen_US
dc.subjectAbbottabaden_US
dc.titlePattern analysis of substandard and inadequate distribution of educational resources in urban–rural areas of Abbottabad, Pakistanen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlhttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10708-019-10029-xen_US

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