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Urban Agriculture and Education Center: An Answer to Urban Food Deserts

MOSSLER, ADRIENNE C.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212011471

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2008, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Architecture (Master of).
In economics, scarcity is defined as a condition where human wants and needs exceed production capabilities. Residents of impoverished urban areas suffer from the localized scarcity of healthy food options. Mass migration to the suburbs has caused the food retailers to follow their target market. In their wake, they leave behind low-income families and elderly residents with few grocery stores and an abundance of fast food restaurants. Some of these residents have been living in these situations for several decades, resulting in communities having unusually high rates of diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and most markedly, obesity. Often these residents, when given access to healthy food lack the health education to support a healthy diet. The localized scarcity of healthy food in impoverished urban areas has made a detrimental impact on the health and future of the residents in these areas. It has required residents to turn to other, less healthy, food options for several decades. The scarcity of healthy food in these areas is just one of the problems that have plagued urban life through the decades, but it is one that can be solved through health and agricultural education brought to these areas. Statistical surveys of existing urban food deserts in Chicago and Philadelphia will be studied to determine the make-up, causes, and potential implications of food deserts. Different food distribution systems and changing retail patterns will be studied to determine where the system breaks down in the urban centers and what can be changed. The outcome of these studies will be an urban food production and education center in an inner-city area. The center will serve as a location for residents to learn about healthy eating habits, take pride in the agriculture they produce, and have access to healthy food options.
Jay Chatterjee (Committee Chair)
Elizabeth Riorden (Committee Co-Chair)
97 p.
Architecture
grocery; food deserts

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  • MOSSLER, A. C. (2008). Urban Agriculture and Education Center: An Answer to Urban Food Deserts [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212011471

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • MOSSLER, ADRIENNE. Urban Agriculture and Education Center: An Answer to Urban Food Deserts. 2008. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212011471.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • MOSSLER, ADRIENNE. "Urban Agriculture and Education Center: An Answer to Urban Food Deserts." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212011471

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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