tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596435932432099029.post840884210020495918..comments2024-01-13T03:31:45.826-06:00Comments on GIS@SU: Mapping A Food Desertsounnyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13095941808937540554noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596435932432099029.post-62363667228298022142017-02-12T16:35:48.620-06:002017-02-12T16:35:48.620-06:00Seeing as the researchers used surveys to collect ...Seeing as the researchers used surveys to collect their data regarding food deserts, I wonder how accurate the data is. Were the researchers able to get equal distributions of types of participants for their data to be accurate? If so, how did they make sure of this? If not, how could they improve their data collection?Lilly Dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12465515685461432261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596435932432099029.post-84432409961822835382017-02-06T13:01:25.239-06:002017-02-06T13:01:25.239-06:00I find it very interesting that some sections of L...I find it very interesting that some sections of Lawrence may be considered as a food desert, as the population of Lawrence is close to 90,000. I think it would have also been interesting to see a map that shows the differences in population density and the availability of grocery stores based on that density. Emma Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00211815000814456872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596435932432099029.post-44511345853824302012017-02-06T00:10:10.071-06:002017-02-06T00:10:10.071-06:00My first reaction to this is curiosity of what pri...My first reaction to this is curiosity of what price range of stores are located towards the NE side of this town. It is interesting to look at a map like this and see how big of a flaw this is, however it would have also been interesting if the map would have included the price range of the supermarkets/stores that are located rather than favorites. Haley Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13654281754259774064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6596435932432099029.post-8072427182853782242017-02-05T23:31:03.054-06:002017-02-05T23:31:03.054-06:00Is it possible that the poorer people in Lawrence ...Is it possible that the poorer people in Lawrence occupying the NE area of "dense road networks" preventing food market development is a remnant of some affordable housing or segregation program? The dense, grid-like nature of that area is typical of more modern district designs that have a highly structured layout. This may have been designed to more effectively house a large amount of people in a small space (like with affordable housing), yet had the unintended consequence of limiting the ability to develop supporting grocery stores in the area. It would be interesting to overlay income data or racial demographic data on these maps to determine if this may be an artifact of the segregation era. This would help explain why developers have been reluctant to establish food centers in the area, because on average where incomes are lower so are property values while crime rates are elevated, which tends to discourage developers and lead to the food desert phenomenon. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11614247533542911724noreply@blogger.com