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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777087403321

Titolo

Extending the food desert debate [[electronic resource] /] / guest editors, Graham Clarke and David Bennison

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Bradford, England], : Emerald Group Pub., 2004

ISBN

1-280-51505-8

9786610515059

1-84544-362-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (72 p.)

Collana

International journal of retail & distribution management ; ; v. 32, no. 2, 2004, special issue

Altri autori (Persone)

ClarkeGraham

BennisonDavid

Disciplina

658.8

658.8082

Soggetti

Retail trade

Consumer behavior

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abstracts & keywords; Extending the food desert debate Guest editorial; Food retail change and the growth of food deserts: a case study of Cardiff; Retail competition and consumer choice: contextualising the ''food deserts'' debate; Measuring convenience: Scots' perceptions of local food and retail provision; Food access and dietary variety among older people; The Leeds ''food deserts'' intervention study: what the focus groups reveal

Sommario/riassunto

''Food deserts'' in British cities are partly the result of the expansion of multiple food retailing. New large stores force smaller stores to close down, thus depriving local residents of food shopping opportunities. Examines this proposition through an analysis of changes in consumer access to food shopping in Cardiff over the last 20 years. Shows that although accessibility scores have increased in Cardiff since 1980 they have increased at a faster rate in higher income areas. In a pocket of deprived areas accessibility has declined over the decade. Thus, there has been a polarisation effec