Recent studies of e-government activity have highlighted adoption and diffusion issues as important subjects for rating e-government success. However in developing countries inadequate resources and limited citizens’ capabilities regarding new e-government have resulted in low diffusion and adoption of e-government services. This paper examines the role of intermediaries, which can be played by...

Stand age distribution is an important descriptor of boreal forest structure, which is directly linked to many ecosystem processes including the carbon cycle, the land–atmosphere interaction and ecosystem services, among others. Almost half of the global boreal biome is located in Russia. The vast extent, remote location, and limited accessibility of Russian boreal forests make remote sensing t...

Health care accessibility is a vital indicator for evaluating areas where there are medical shortages. However, due to the lack of population data with satisfactory spatial resolution, efforts accurately measure health among older individuals have been hampered some extent. To address this issue, we attempt services bus passengers in Nanjing, China, using finer resolution. More specifically, ba...

As cited in the constitution of the Islamic republic of Iran, it's one of the responsibilities of the government to provide appropriate housing for the people of Iran. The main aim of current study was to assess satisfaction rate of a Mehr housing residents in Fars province, southwest of Iran. Randomly selected heads of 100 households residents of Abadeh Mehr housing for at least 1 year were as...

Abstract This study proposes a Geographic Information Systems-based methodology to measure accessibility urban services from the elderly perspective support planning processes. Specifically, it seeks understand and clarify how environment can influence quality of life for older adults, mostly through pedestrian public transport networks, locations essential services, organisation their resource...