Urban food security in terms of region of Slovak Republic
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2017
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ДВНЗ «Київський національний економічний університет імені Вадима Гетьмана»
Abstract
Urban food security could be defined as the key factor for developing of economies. Purpose of the paper is to define extreme areas in urban food security — food deserts projecting as the threats for urban food security research. The object of the examination is retail offering assortment of food in a selected region of Slovakia. Paper is using methods of analyzing, comparative analysis based on descriptive analysis and as interpretative tools were used geographic information systems (GIS). Results point on trend of substitution of traditional food retail units by large-sized formats as for example hypermarkets. This means that worsening situation in urban food security results also from mentioned modernization fact. Paper results in pointing on different areas with characteristics as food deserts as a key terms of urban food security.
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availability of food, food desert, food security, food retail
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Dudas Pajerska E. Urban food security in terms of region of Slovak Republic / E. Dudas Pajerska, V. Lieskovska, N. Daneshjo // Економіка та підприємництво : зб. наук. пр. / М-во освіти і науки України, ДВНЗ «Київ. нац. екон. ун-т ім. Вадима Гетьмана» ; редкол.: І. М. Рєпіна (голов. ред.) [та ін.]. – Київ : КНЕУ, 2017. – Вип. 38. – С. 284–295.