Extending the food desert debate / guest editors, Graham Clarke and David Bennison.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Clarke, Graham.

Bennison, David.

Series:

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

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Retail trade.

Consumer behavior.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (72 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

''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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-280-51505-8

9786610515059

1-84544-362-4

OCLC:

70728325