The geographic profiling of poverty and accessibility: The case of two provinces in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Fillone, Alexis M., Roxas, Nicanor, Dakila, Cristela Goce-
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2011
• Subjects: Poverty > Philippines > Siquijor Island; Poverty > Philippines > Samar Island; Social indicators > Philippines > Siquijor Island; Social indicators > Philippines > Samar Island; Economics; Growth and Development
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/2122; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/faculty_research/article/3121/type/native/viewcontent
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study attempts to relate the poverty problem in the Philippines using spatial accessibility measures. Spatial accessibility is the ease with which one could avail of the social services and economic opportunities laid in geographic space to the individual. Using the provinces of Eastern Samar a...