Quantifying the extent and cost of food deserts in Lawrence, Kansas, USA

Applied Geography

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1210-1215

  Hallett, Lucius F ^a   McDermott, Dave ^b  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Haskell Indian Nations University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost surface; Food desert

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD QUALITY; GIS; REMOTE SENSING;

KANSAS; LAWRENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79957632348     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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