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Equal Access: Providing Urban Agricultural Benefits to Under-Served Communities

Wilkinson, Renee (University of Oregon, 2012)

This study examines the potential contribution market research could make to planning urban farm locations. Substantial research identifies access to healthy foods as a significant barrier for under-served communities. ...
Measuring Food Deserts: A Comparison of Models Measuring the Spatial Accessibility of Supermarkets in Portland, Oregon

Sparks, Andrea (University of Oregon, 2008-06)

Food deserts are low-income, urban areas that have poor spatial access to supermarkets. To date, researchers have developed theories about the food desert phenomenon's public health and fiscal implications in the form ...