SCC-PG: Sustainable Food Access through Sensing, Data Analytics, and Community Engagement

SCC-PG：通过传感、数据分析和社区参与实现可持续食品获取

• 批准号: 1952169
• 负责人: Sherif Abdelwahed
• 金额: $ 14.43万
• 依托单位: Virginia Commonwealth University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2020-07-01 至 2021-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1952169&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SCC; PG; Sustainable; Food; Access

Food deserts, generally defined as areas in which it is difficult to buy an affordable, high-quality fresh food, are not exclusive to urban or rural areas, but more indicative of under-served communities, low-income households, and minority neighborhoods. Food deserts are not only a health issue but also a community development and equity issue. Access to safe and nutritious food is a fundamental individual right. This project aims to address the food desert problem in Greater Richmond area, by engaging a wide range of food access-related stakeholders and utilizing the power of data analytics and advanced smart technologies to achieve sustainable food access program, leading to higher levels of quality of life and health for the city citizens.Utilizing smart technologies to improve food access for a large segment of the community is not a straightforward task. There are many questions to be answered in order to realize the potential of these technologies, including: (1) what are the data needed to better understand and help address the food desert problem. (2) What are the social and economic impacts of food deserts? (3) What are the main factors contributing to limited food access in certain geographical areas? (4) What are the technologies and cyber-infrastructure that can help address the food access problem? (5) How to encourage micro-businesses to help tackle limited food accessibility? (6) How to present food desert data efficiently to help in decision-making? This planning project will assemble a core group of scientists in engineering, life sciences, social work and government policy colleges to engage with community leaders and stakeholders, to identify through both quantitative and qualitative assessment the key challenges to sustainable food access in Richmond and its adjoining communities, and create the knowledge and tools for community-based sustainable food access program. This will be achieved by (1) developing a fundamental understanding of challenges facing communities due to food desert problem, (2) developing a better understanding of the factors contributing to food access problem, (3) recognizing various types of data collection in communities for addressing food access challenge, (4) deriving data-analytics techniques that can help identify effective solutions and evaluate their impacts, and (5) facilitate customized sensing, data-management, cyber-infrastructure and smart technologies solutions to develop a robust program for sustainable food access. The proposed plan will offer a research and development model that can be extended to other cities and communities.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.

食物沙漠，通常被定义为难以购买到负担得起的高质量新鲜食品的地区，并不是城市或农村地区的专有，更多的是指服务不足的社区、低收入家庭和少数族裔社区。食物沙漠不仅是一个健康问题，也是一个社区发展和公平问题。获得安全和有营养的食物是个人的一项基本权利。该项目旨在解决大里士满地区的食品沙漠问题，通过广泛参与与食品获取相关的利益相关者，并利用数据分析和先进智能技术的力量来实现可持续的食品获取计划，从而提高城市公民的生活质量和健康水平。利用智能技术来改善大部分社区的食品获取并不是一项简单的任务。为了实现这些技术的潜力，有许多问题需要回答，包括：(1)需要哪些数据来更好地了解和帮助解决粮食沙漠问题。(2)粮食沙漠的社会和经济影响是什么？(3)导致某些地理区域粮食获取有限的主要因素是什么？(4)哪些技术和网络基础设施可以帮助解决粮食获取问题？(5)如何鼓励微型企业帮助解决粮食获取有限的问题？(6)如何有效地提供粮食沙漠数据以帮助决策？该规划项目将汇集工程学、生命科学、社会工作和政府政策学院的核心科学家小组，与社区领导人和利益相关者接触，通过定量和定性评估确定里士满及其邻近社区可持续食品获取的关键挑战，并创建基于社区的可持续食品获取计划的知识和工具。这将通过以下方式实现：(1)对社区因粮食沙漠问题所面临的挑战有一个基本的了解，(2)更好地了解造成粮食获取问题的因素，(3)认识到社区为应对粮食获取挑战而收集的各种类型的数据，(4)得出数据分析技术，以帮助确定有效的解决方案并评估其影响，以及(5)促进定制的传感、数据管理、网络基础设施和智能技术解决方案，以制定一项强大的可持续粮食获取计划。拟议的计划将提供一个可以扩展到其他城市和社区的研究和发展模式。这一奖项反映了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。