CAREER: Population Change and Gentrification in Urban Foodscapes

该项目调查了城市经济的变化对未被充分代表的人口创造和利用的景观的影响。许多城市景观正在通过密集、现代、以交通为导向的开发以及高档咖啡、杂货店和其他食品零售店的涌入获得新的投资。其结果是住房和小企业的租金上涨，这影响了当地社区对定居和创业模式的改变。这项研究调查了这些模式，以产生关于不同人口群体中产阶级化结果的多样性的新知识，同时也提供了对整个城市地区不断变化的食物格局的更完整的了解。该项目将扩大对STEM的参与，同时培训本科生和研究生进行地理研究。结果将广泛传播给社会服务提供者、社区组织和地方政府机构，并对人类健康和福祉产生影响。现有研究没有充分研究振兴进程对城市和郊区食物环境的影响。通过食品系统分析的说明性视角，该项目系统地调查了餐馆、杂货店、美食车等在发展压力下的变化方式，确定了新的食品景观在哪里以及如何构建，并确定了搬迁对文化、社会和经济结果的影响。这一纵向和比较项目分析了人口和财产数据，以及通过中产阶级化实地调查和与主要利益攸关方的深入访谈而产生的数据。该项目促进了互动式社区论坛。它还将结合教学活动，让学生参与景观调查，并为数字数据库提供深入访谈。研究结果将显示发展决策对不同社区的影响，同时有助于推进城市地理学和食品研究的理论。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project investigates the impact of changing urban economies on landscapes created and utilized by underrepresented populations. Many urban landscapes are receiving new investments via dense, modern, transit-oriented development and an influx of upscale coffee, grocery, and other food retail establishments. The result is rising rent for homes and small businesses which impacts local communities in terms of changes to settlement and entrepreneurship patterns. This research investigates these patterns in order to produce new knowledge about the variety of gentrification outcomes for diverse population groups while also providing a more complete understanding of changing foodscapes across urban areas. This project will broaden participation in STEM while training both undergraduate and graduate students in geographic research. Results will be widely disseminated to social service providers, community organizations, and local government agencies, with implications for human health and wellbeing. Existing research has not sufficiently examined the impacts of revitalization processes on urban and suburban foodscapes. Through the illustrative lens of food systems analysis, this project systematically investigates the ways that restaurants, groceries, food trucks, etc. are changing as a result of development pressures, identify where and how new food landscapes are constructed, and determine the implications of this relocation on cultural, social, and economic outcomes. This longitudinal and comparative project analyzes demographic and property data, as well as data generated via gentrification field surveys and in-depth interviews with key stakeholders. The project fosters interactive community forums. It will also integrate pedagogical activities engaging students in landscape surveys and contributing in-depth interviews to a digital database. Research results will make visible the impacts of development decisions on diverse communities, while contributing to advancing theory in urban geography and food studies.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.