Planning for complete communities: An analysis of food access in downtown Winnipeg
| dc.contributor.author | Blumenschein, Larissa | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Milgrom, Richard (City Planning) Epp-Coop, Stefan (Food Matters Manitoba) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.guestmembers | Milgrom, Richard (City Planning) Epp-Coop, Stefan (Food Matters Manitoba) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Linovski, Orly (City Planning) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-07T12:55:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2017-09-07T12:55:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | City Planning | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of City Planning (M.C.P.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Many North American cities are struggling with a phenomenon called a “food desert”, known as a particular area of a city that fails to provide its residents with access to nutritious food. Due to recent closures of grocery stores, this title of a ‘Food Desert’ is often applied to parts of Downtown Winnipeg. In light of current efforts to further develop Winnipeg’s downtown core, planners and developers are taking a closer look at the issues behind food access for urban residents. Much of the current literature on food access in urban settings focuses primarily on the challenges for low-income households. However, poor food access is also an issue for non-low income residents, who may not be dependent on convenience stores, but must drive long distances in order to purchase groceries, causing unsustainable shopping habits as well as a loss in local consumer dollars. This research focuses on the issues of food access from the perspective of a diverse urban community with a range of incomes. The research aims to address the gaps in food desert literature by providing a better understanding of the challenges behind food access for different types of residents in urban areas, as well as how improved food access can in turn contribute to a complete community. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | October 2017 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/32481 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Food desert, Winnipeg, Access, Downtown, Urban, Community | en_US |
| dc.title | Planning for complete communities: An analysis of food access in downtown Winnipeg | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| local.subject.manitoba | yes | en_US |