Deconcentration of Community Mental Health Services under the Constraint of Concentrated Geographic Demand
- 1 October 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of the American Institute of Planners
- Vol. 43 (4) , 371-379
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01944367708977901
Abstract
The implications of the federal policy of decentralizing service delivery systems are assessed in terms of the locational configuration of the demand surface. Based on case study data, a heuristic model is developed which suggests that decentralization of delivery systems when demand for service is geographically concentrated fails to appreciably improve client accessibility.Keywords
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