Mapping of Grocery Stores in Slovak Countryside in Context of Food Deserts

Mapping of Grocery Stores in Slovak Countryside in Context of Food Deserts

The paper is focused on mapping grocery stores in the Slovak countryside with an emphasis on identifying potential food deserts in rural areas. Grocery stores are analyzed in the time period 2001–2011. Food deserts in rural areas are identified by two accessibility measures. The results show the dev...

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Main Authors: Kristína Bilková, František Križan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Mendel University Press 2015-01-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
Subjects:
grocery stores
food deserts
countryside
Slovakia
FUR Bratislava
Online Access:https://acta.mendelu.cz/63/5/1633/
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spelling doaj-274a72b4e7d9405a90e14f9a4c90cad72020-11-24T22:32:28ZengMendel University PressActa Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis1211-85162464-83102015-01-016351633163810.11118/actaun201563051633Mapping of Grocery Stores in Slovak Countryside in Context of Food DesertsKristína Bilková0František Križan1Department of Regional Geography, Protection and Planning of the Landscape, Faculty of Natural Science, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovak RepublicDepartment of Regional Geography, Protection and Planning of the Landscape, Faculty of Natural Science, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava, Slovak RepublicThe paper is focused on mapping grocery stores in the Slovak countryside with an emphasis on identifying potential food deserts in rural areas. Grocery stores are analyzed in the time period 2001–2011. Food deserts in rural areas are identified by two accessibility measures. The results show the development of food retailing in the Slovak countryside and in potentially threatened localities which can be defined as food deserts.https://acta.mendelu.cz/63/5/1633/grocery storesfood desertscountrysideSlovakiaFUR Bratislava
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author Kristína Bilková
František Križan
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František Križan
Mapping of Grocery Stores in Slovak Countryside in Context of Food Deserts
Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
grocery stores
food deserts
countryside
Slovakia
FUR Bratislava
author_facet Kristína Bilková
František Križan
author_sort Kristína Bilková
title Mapping of Grocery Stores in Slovak Countryside in Context of Food Deserts
title_short Mapping of Grocery Stores in Slovak Countryside in Context of Food Deserts
title_full Mapping of Grocery Stores in Slovak Countryside in Context of Food Deserts
title_fullStr Mapping of Grocery Stores in Slovak Countryside in Context of Food Deserts
title_full_unstemmed Mapping of Grocery Stores in Slovak Countryside in Context of Food Deserts
title_sort mapping of grocery stores in slovak countryside in context of food deserts
publisher Mendel University Press
series Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis
issn 1211-8516
2464-8310
publishDate 2015-01-01
description The paper is focused on mapping grocery stores in the Slovak countryside with an emphasis on identifying potential food deserts in rural areas. Grocery stores are analyzed in the time period 2001–2011. Food deserts in rural areas are identified by two accessibility measures. The results show the development of food retailing in the Slovak countryside and in potentially threatened localities which can be defined as food deserts.
topic grocery stores
food deserts
countryside
Slovakia
FUR Bratislava
url https://acta.mendelu.cz/63/5/1633/
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