Agent-based modeling of policies to improve urban food access for low-income populations

Applied Geography

Volumn 40, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-10

  Widener, Michael J ^a   Metcalf, Sara S ^b   Bar Yam, Yaneer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c NEW ENGLAND COMPLEX SYSTEMS INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Buffalo NY; Food deserts; GIS; Mobile markets

Indexed keywords

DIABETES; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD POLICY; FRUIT; GIS; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NUTRITIVE VALUE; URBAN SOCIETY; VEGETABLE;

BUFFALO; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873907698     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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