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Home » Past Issues » Volume 19, 2024 - Number 2 » THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS RISK ZONES ON CAR TRAVEL TIMES TO HOSPITALS: CASE STUDY OF THE KVEMO KARTLI REGION, GEORGIA, Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences August 2024, Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 375 – 386; DOI:10.26471/cjees/2024/019/306

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THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS RISK ZONES ON CAR TRAVEL TIMES TO HOSPITALS: CASE STUDY OF THE KVEMO KARTLI REGION, GEORGIA



Mariam ELIZBARASHVILI1*, Bela KVIRKVELIA1, George GAPRINDASHVILI1, Giorgi DVALASHVILI1, Shalva ELIZBARASHVILI2, Tamar KHUNTSELIA1, Elizbar ELIZBARASHVILI2, & Nino CHIKHRADZE1
1Department of Geography, Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, №1 Ilia Tchavtchavadze Ave., Tbilisi, 0179, Georgia *Corresponding author: Mariam Elizbarashvili, mariam.elizbarashvili@tsu.ge
2Climatology and Agroclimatology Department, Institute of Hydrometeorology, Georgian Technical University, Georgia


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Abstract

DOI: 10.26471/cjees/2024/019/306

Timely access to healthcare facilities is essential, as it can have a decisive impact on the outcome of any disease. Travel time is significantly affected by various factors, including extreme natural events. The purpose of the study was to consider the impact of adverse geological events on highways on the car travel time to the nearest hospital, and on this basis to identify served and underserved areas in terms of medical services in the Kvemo Kartli region. The findings revealed that only 5% of the Kvemo Kartli population resides in underserved areas i.e., outside the 45-minute car travel time to a hospital. However, this figure significantly increases to 38% when the impact of extreme geological events on the roads is considered, highlighting the region's vulnerability. These results can be instrumental in guiding efforts to improve healthcare availability in the region.

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  • map
  • GIS
  • Served
  • and
  • underserved
  • areas
  • Road
  • Population

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Mariam ELIZBARASHVILI, Bela KVIRKVELIA, George GAPRINDASHVILI, Giorgi DVALASHVILI, Shalva ELIZBARASHVILI, Tamar KHUNTSELIA, Elizbar ELIZBARASHVILI & Nino CHIKHRADZE (2024). THE IMPACT OF ADVERSE GEOLOGICAL HAZARDS RISK ZONES ON CAR TRAVEL TIMES TO HOSPITALS: CASE STUDY OF THE KVEMO KARTLI REGION, GEORGIA, Carpathian Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences August 2024, Vol. 19, No. 2, p. 375 – 386; https://doi.org/10.26471/cjees/2024/019/306

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