Urban landscapes are spatially constrained, and vegetative land uses that provide
beneficial ecosystem services are difficult to maintain. Urban agricultural (UA) systems …

Neighborhoods influence children's health, so it is important to have measures of children's
neighborhood environments. Using the Child Opportunity Index 2.0, a composite metric of …

This paper investigates the effect of food environments, characterized as food swamps, on
adult obesity rates. Food swamps have been described as areas with a high-density of …

Background It has been well-documented that Americans have shifted towards eating out
more and cooking at home less. However, little is known about whether these trends have …

Abstract Purpose of Review Food insecurity and gun violence are timely and relevant public
health issues impacting many regions within the USA with a potential association …

Ecosystem services (ESs) are essential for human well‐being, especially in urban areas
where 60% of the global population will live by 2030. While urban habitats have the …

Background Inadequate access to healthful foods has been identified as a significant barrier
to healthful dietary behaviors among individuals who live in low-income communities. The …

An examination of environmental revitalization efforts in low-income communities in Boston,
Barcelona, and Havana that help heal traumatized urban neighborhoods. Environmental …

Both food swamps and food deserts have been associated with racial, ethnic, and
socioeconomic disparities in obesity rates. Little is known about how the distribution of food …

Rapidly expanding global trade in the past three decades has lifted millions out of people
out of poverty. Trade has also reduced manufacturing wages in high income countries and …