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Showing 1 to 20 of 23 for “"Food desert"”.
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Connecting the City: A Vertical Farm for Baltimore's Food Desert
The thesis analyzes Baltimore City's food network, and seeks a site which has the potential for several factors: site accessibility, renewable resources, solar exposure, and connecting the community. These factors serve as the basis in which to build a hybrid prototype that is able to expose people …
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Access versus choice: testing the 'food desert' construct in Champaign, IL
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Edible Praxis: Negotiating the Politics of Food and Culture in an Urban Food Desert
… dissertation examines how residents in an urban food desert negotiate the promises of alternative food against the lived experience of trauma. By focusing on the particularities of this site, my research offers a deep cultural reading on the meaning, memory, and movement of food in a space where …
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Educational Farms as Tools for Advancing Youth Well-Being in Underrepresented Food Desert Communities
Food insecurity represents a significant public health crisis affecting individuals across the United States, with food deserts, areas lacking access to nutritious food due to transportation barriers and absence of grocery stores serving as primary contributors to this challenge. This issue …
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Spatial disparities and socio-economic conditions : A food desert analysis of greater Des Moines, Iowa
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Ripe for investment : refocusing the food desert debate on smaller stores, wholesale markets and regional distribution systems
This thesis argues that food distribution systems must be strengthened in order to address the challenge of urban food access. The argument rests on a historical analysis of the supermarket industry and a comparative study of fresh produce sourcing in two Boston neighborhoods, North Dorchester and …
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Utilizing geographic information systems to examine the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics in food oasis and food desert in Wayne County, MI
<p>In the last few decades, the concept of a <em>food desert</em> has captured the attention of the public and academia. Research has referred to <em>food desert</em> as an area with lack of access to adequate healthy food, especially for those without a vehicle or who live more than ¼ mile walking …
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USING SOCIAL MEDIA AS A DATA SOURCE IN PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH
… a predictive model for the identification of food deserts in the United States, using the linguistic constructs found in food-related tweets. The results from this study suggest the food-ingestion language found in tweets, such as census-tract level measures of food sentiment and healthiness, …
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The impact of food geography on consumer and producer welfare
I study the interactions between food prices, food retail environment and food demand. Given the rising debate on how to improve the quality of food purchases and consumption by changing the food geography in the United States, the overall goal of my dissertation is to understand the nature, causes …
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As the Crow Flies: An Underrepresentation of Food Deserts in the Rural Appalachian Mountains
… is one key influence and its relationship with food choice, behaviors, and socioeconomic influences is complex. Within the structure of the nutrition environment, food access and socioeconomic status compound influencing nutrition behavior and food choice.</p><p>Food deserts are defined as …
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The Impact of Philanthropy
… to in a community. By focusing on the example of food access, and the corresponding language of the "food desert", this project locates the power to control the framing of social issues in the hands of funders as opposed to those who experience the real life effects of living in poverty or …
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THE NUTRITION ENVIRONMENT IN RURAL SOUTHERN ILLINOIS: AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN PERSPECTIVE
A food desert is defined as "a low-income census tract where a substantial number or share of residents has low access to a supermarket or large grocery store," (USDA, ERS, 2011). The purpose of this study was to examine how African-American residents of a rural food desert navigate their nutrition …
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An Assessment of the Potential for Urban Rooftop Agriculture in West Oakland, California
… with the desire to grow and eat locally sourced food. Barriers such as access to vacant land and contaminated soil make it difficult to implement urban agriculture projects on the ground (i.e. at grade). Rooftop farming is a feasible solution to such barriers of forms of urban agriculture at …
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The Sustainability of Hunger Relief: Analysis of Emergency Food Providers in Low Access Counties of West Virginia
… study is to assess the stability of emergency food providers in economically distressed counties in West Virginia. Data was collected from Clay and Webster counties, of which Clay is considered low access and Webster is severely low access or a food desert. Administrators of emergency food …
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Design For All: The Neutral Ground Market in Freret, New Orleans
… ethics and aesthetics, the site sits within a Food Desert and this thesis begins at the seam of three neighborhoods - Freret, Milan, and Uptown. Block by block varies tremendously within these neighborhoods, and the static images of both the opulence and desolation of New Orleans becomes clear …
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Increasing Equitable Food Access Within Food Deserts in Urban Areas: A Case Study of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area
… disparities are pronounced. The locations of food deserts, or unhealthy food environments, correspond to areas with the highest proportions of minority residents, populations suffering from higher rates of many chronic conditions, including obesity and diabetes. As well, food deserts tend to …
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Between the Lines : A Farm to Table Community
… which primarily offer packaged and unhealthy food options, affect the health of the residents? Food deserts are typically defined as urban areas where it is challenging to access affordable and high-quality fresh food. According to the USDA, a food desert is an area where 100 households are …
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Exploration of Differences in Food Environment Perceptions and Shopping Behaviors among Residents of Low Food Access Versus High Food Access Areas
… unhealthful dietary behaviors. Limited access to food outlets, such as grocery stores and supermarkets, is a major problem for many low income populations.</p> <p>Purpose: We explored potential differences in healthy food availability perceptions and food shopping behaviors between residents …
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THE GOOD FOOD JUNCTION INTERVENTION: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF FOOD INSECURITY AND VEGETABLE AND FRUIT CONSUMPTION
In the fall of 2012, the Good Food Junction (GFJ) grocery store opened in the heart of a food desert in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The research for this thesis was conducted between summer of 2013 and fall of 2014. In January of 2016 the GFJ closed due to poor sales. While it was open, the mandate of …
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Improving Nutrition in Nepal: An analysis of food environments, behavioral determinants of consumption, and costs of a multisectoral nutrition program
… sub-optimal. Increased consumption of processed foods high in sugar, salt, and fat in conjunction with low dietary diversity and micronutrient deficiency lead to poor overall diets and nutritional outcomes. Understanding external and personal drivers of infant and young child feeding practices …
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