Food Swamps and Poor Dietary Diversity: Longwave Development Implications in Southern African Cities
While the literature on food deserts focuses on limited availability of food in urban settings, ‘food swamps’ may better characterize the extensive prevalence and accessibility of cheap, highly processed foods. For urban populations, access to nutritionally inadequate poor-qualit...
Main Authors: | Bruce Frayne, Cameron McCordic |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-11-01
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Series: | Sustainability |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/10/12/4425 |
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