Take the edge off: A hybrid geographic food access measure

Applied Geography

Volumn 87, Issue , 2017, Pages 149-159

  Chen, Xiang ^a  

^a ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Edge effect; Food access; Mode of transport; Two step floating catchment area method

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARY; AFRICAN AMERICAN; EDGE EFFECT; ETHNIC MINORITY; FOOD SUPPLY; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC ACCESS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

FRANKLIN COUNTY [OHIO]; OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85027406069     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2017.07.013     Document Type: Article

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