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Introducing an innovative design to examine human-environment dynamics of food deserts responding to COVID-19

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  • Liang, Chyi-Lyi
  • Kurkalova, Lyubov
  • Hashemi Beni, Leila
  • Mulrooney, Timothy
  • Jha, Manoj
  • Miao, Haoran
  • Monty, Gregory

Abstract

Food desert communities face persistent barriers in accessing affordable fresh and healthy foods, par­tic­ularly for the underserved and limited-resourced minority population. This research brief proposes an integrated design concept examining human-environment dynamics of food deserts to identify strategies that would provide effective planning to prevent, prepare for, or respond to disruptive events such as natural disasters or pandemics in the future. The North Carolina example we describe identifies the potential overlapping areas between food deserts and number of COVID-19 cases to demonstrate how an unpredictable event could exacerbate public health in food desert communi­ties to a greater extent than in communities with better food access, availability, and accessibility. The improved understanding of food systems could help in addressing unprecedented challenges such as those due to the COVID-19 crisis.

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  • Liang, Chyi-Lyi & Kurkalova, Lyubov & Hashemi Beni, Leila & Mulrooney, Timothy & Jha, Manoj & Miao, Haoran & Monty, Gregory, 2021. "Introducing an innovative design to examine human-environment dynamics of food deserts responding to COVID-19," Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, Center for Transformative Action, Cornell University, vol. 10(2).
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    1. Florick, Laura & Park, Chul, 2022. "A pilot study exploring the impacts of COVID-19 on small-scale direct marketing farmers in Northwest Arkansas and their responses to the pandemic," Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, Center for Transformative Action, Cornell University, vol. 12(1).

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