The Study of Food Environments as a Strategy of Social Sustainability in the Mexican Northeast

Inspired on Social Sustainability as a health matter, this article displays an approach to analyze the Mexican food environment by observing the space distribution patterns of fast food establishments and convenience stores with greater presence in Monterrey’s Metropolitan Area, located in Northeast...

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Published in:International journal of sustainability policy and practice 2014, Vol.9 (3), p.57-74
Main Authors: Castro Sánchez, Ana Elisa, Aparicio, Carlos, Ramos Peña, Esteban Gilberto
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Distribution patterns
Environmental conditions
Fast food
Food
Metropolitan areas
Polygons
Poverty
Social sustainability
Sustainability
Urban structures
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Summary:Inspired on Social Sustainability as a health matter, this article displays an approach to analyze the Mexican food environment by observing the space distribution patterns of fast food establishments and convenience stores with greater presence in Monterrey’s Metropolitan Area, located in Northeastern Mexico. Particularly, we aim to identify and describe the allocation pattern of fast food places in relation to their spatial location, considering the circulation routes hierarchy, the poverty polygons, and the socioeconomic characteristics of the population that lives surrounding these polygons. The results show that the space distribution is mainly characterized by the creation of type of commercial conglomerates, located on main routes and in a very short distance to poverty polygons. This urban structure facilitates the existence of socially unsustainable environmental conditions.
ISSN:2325-1166
2325-1182
DOI:10.18848/2325-1166/CGP/v09i03/55430