Comparative approaches to measuring food access in urban areas: The case of Portland, Oregon

Urban Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1715-1737

  Sparks, Andrea L ^a   Bania, Neil ^b   Leete, Laura ^b  

^a Special Needs Assistance Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GIS; METROPOLITAN AREA; POPULATION DENSITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN POPULATION;

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ETHNOLOGY; FOOD; HEALTH; HISTORY; LEGAL ASPECT; POPULATION DENSITY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

CITIES; FOOD; FOOD SUPPLY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; OREGON; POPULATION DENSITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION;

OREGON; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957490785     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: 1360063X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0042098010375994     Document Type: Article

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