Add to ORKGThis thesis discusses the relationship between urban form and accessibility to fresh food in Montreal. Anchored in the disciplines of urban morphology and retail geography, it mobilizes GIS-based spatial and network analysis, as well as methods for measuring travel times by transportation modes. Establishments selling fresh fruits and vegetables are used as a proxy for healthy and nutritious food retailing. A three-pronged analysis is performed that looks into the establishments’ spatial distribution; the physical and spatial characteristics of their surroundings; and their accessibility by active and collective transportation modes. A morphological approach reveals fine spatial articulations between retail location and specific characteris...
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2009.In...
Background The ‘deprivation amplification’ hypothesis suggests that residents of deprived neighbourh...
Although supermarkets have become a dominant food outlet for urban residents in developed countries,...
Background: A growing body of research suggests that the suburbanization of food retailers in North ...
Access to healthy and sustainable food is currently a major social issue. However, food access remai...
Access to healthy, varied and affordable foods has a great impact on individual dietary patterns and...
L’accès à une alimentation saine et durable constitue aujourd’hui un fort enjeu de société. Pourtant...
This study presents a set of geospatial methods to assessing food access that is sensitive to varyin...
Food access researchers define “food deserts” as impoverished neighbourhoods that lack close physica...
Planners often focus on changing the built environment (e.g., availability of supermarkets) to impro...
Contemporary studies of food accessibility often disregard ‘ethnic’ grocery retailers as sources of ...
Food deserts are a reality in some cities. These deserts can be described as a shortage of healthy f...
This thesis addresses resilience for the future of Canadian suburbs, through the lens of buildings a...
By 2050, the global population will have grown to over 9.7 Billion people. Traditional farming pract...
Consuming fruits and vegetables can help to prevent chronic disease and illness. Despite widespread ...
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2009.In...
Background The ‘deprivation amplification’ hypothesis suggests that residents of deprived neighbourh...
Although supermarkets have become a dominant food outlet for urban residents in developed countries,...
Background: A growing body of research suggests that the suburbanization of food retailers in North ...
Access to healthy and sustainable food is currently a major social issue. However, food access remai...
Access to healthy, varied and affordable foods has a great impact on individual dietary patterns and...
L’accès à une alimentation saine et durable constitue aujourd’hui un fort enjeu de société. Pourtant...
This study presents a set of geospatial methods to assessing food access that is sensitive to varyin...
Food access researchers define “food deserts” as impoverished neighbourhoods that lack close physica...
Planners often focus on changing the built environment (e.g., availability of supermarkets) to impro...
Contemporary studies of food accessibility often disregard ‘ethnic’ grocery retailers as sources of ...
Food deserts are a reality in some cities. These deserts can be described as a shortage of healthy f...
This thesis addresses resilience for the future of Canadian suburbs, through the lens of buildings a...
By 2050, the global population will have grown to over 9.7 Billion people. Traditional farming pract...
Consuming fruits and vegetables can help to prevent chronic disease and illness. Despite widespread ...
Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2009.In...
Background The ‘deprivation amplification’ hypothesis suggests that residents of deprived neighbourh...
Although supermarkets have become a dominant food outlet for urban residents in developed countries,...