The Geography of Supermarkets in Cape Town: Supermarket Expansion and Food Access

Urban Forum

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-164

  Battersby, Jane ^a   Peyton, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b MACALESTER COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Food access; Nutrition; South Africa; Supermarket expansion; Urban food security

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899968749     PISSN: 10153802     EISSN: 18746330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12132-014-9217-5     Document Type: Article

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