Are poor neighborhoods retail deserts?

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 269-285

  Schuetz, Jenny ^a   Kolko, Jed ^b   Meltzer, Rachel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Trulia Inc   (United States)

^c NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chain stores; Commercial land use; Food deserts; Neighborhood amenities; Retail location

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INCOME; LAND USE; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEIGHBORHOOD; POVERTY; RETAILING; URBAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 80054074408     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.regsciurbeco.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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