Tanveer, HashirBalz, TimoSumari, Neema S.Shan, Rafi-us2021-01-262021-01-262019-06-04Hashir, 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-xhttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/3352Despite 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-USSpatial mismatchPoint pattern analysisClassificationPublic schoolsAbbottabadArticle