Karen E Smoyer-Tomic
Biographic Data
| ID | 2141974 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Karen E Smoyer-Tomic |
| GIVEN NAMES | Karen E |
| FAMILY NAME | Smoyer-Tomic |
| SIGNATURE | SMOYER-TOMIC K E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Alberta |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 62 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The association between neighborhood socioeconomic status and exposure to supermarkets and fast food outlets
Food Deserts in the Prairies? Supermarket Accessibility and Neighborhood Need in Edmonton, Canada
The U.S. and U.K. literatures have discussed “food deserts,” reflecting populated, typically urban, low-income areas with limited access to full-service supermarkets. Less is known about supermarket accessibility within Canadian cities. This article uses the minimum distance and coverage methods to determine supermarket accessibility within the city of Edmonton, Canada, with a focus on high-need and inner-city neighborhoods. The results show that…
Health Consequences of Drought on the Canadian Prairies
The Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of Child Pedestrian Injury in Edmonton
Measuring Neighbourhood Spatial Accessibility to Urban Amenities
Neighbourhood spatial accessibility (NSA) refers to the ease with which residents of a given neighbourhood can reach amenities. NSA indicators have been used to inform urban policy issues, such as amenity provision and spatial equity. NSA measures are, however, susceptible to numerous methodological problems. We investigate one methodological issue, aggregation error, as it relates to the measurement of NSA. Aggregation error arises when, for the…
The association between neighborhood socioeconomic status and exposure to supermarkets and fast food outlets
Measuring Neighbourhood Spatial Accessibility to Urban Amenities
Neighbourhood spatial accessibility (NSA) refers to the ease with which residents of a given neighbourhood can reach amenities. NSA indicators have been used to inform urban policy issues, such as amenity provision and spatial equity. NSA measures are, however, susceptible to numerous methodological problems. We investigate one methodological issue, aggregation error, as it relates to the measurement of NSA. Aggregation error arises when, for the…
The Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of Child Pedestrian Injury in Edmonton
The Spatial and Temporal Dimensions of Child Pedestrian Injury in Edmonton
Measuring Neighbourhood Spatial Accessibility to Urban Amenities
Neighbourhood spatial accessibility (NSA) refers to the ease with which residents of a given neighbourhood can reach amenities. NSA indicators have been used to inform urban policy issues, such as amenity provision and spatial equity. NSA measures are, however, susceptible to numerous methodological problems. We investigate one methodological issue, aggregation error, as it relates to the measurement of NSA. Aggregation error arises when, for the…
Health Consequences of Drought on the Canadian Prairies
Food Deserts in the Prairies? Supermarket Accessibility and Neighborhood Need in Edmonton, Canada
The U.S. and U.K. literatures have discussed “food deserts,” reflecting populated, typically urban, low-income areas with limited access to full-service supermarkets. Less is known about supermarket accessibility within Canadian cities. This article uses the minimum distance and coverage methods to determine supermarket accessibility within the city of Edmonton, Canada, with a focus on high-need and inner-city neighborhoods. The results show that…
The association between neighborhood socioeconomic status and exposure to supermarkets and fast food outlets
Geography (5 works) · Mathematics (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (3 works) · Economics (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Statistics (2 works)