Congruence and Coverage: Alternative Approaches to Identifying Urban Food Deserts and Food Hinterlands

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 204-218

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b Special Needs Assistance Program   (United States)

Author keywords

food access; food deserts; food environment; spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860683951     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X11427145     Document Type: Article

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