CAREER: Population Change and Gentrification in Urban Foodscapes

该项目调查了城市经济变化对弱势群体创造和利用的景观的影响。许多城市景观正在通过密集的、现代化的、以交通为导向的发展，以及高档咖啡、杂货店和其他食品零售场所的涌入，获得新的投资。其结果是住房和小企业的租金上涨，这影响了当地社区的定居和创业模式的变化。本研究对这些模式进行了调查，以便对不同人口群体的各种高档化结果产生新的认识，同时也对城市地区不断变化的食物景观提供了更全面的了解。该项目将扩大STEM的参与范围，同时培养本科生和研究生的地理研究能力。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，对人类健康和福祉产生影响。现有的研究还没有充分研究振兴过程对城市和郊区食物景观的影响。通过食品系统分析的说明性镜头，本项目系统地调查了餐馆、杂货店、食品卡车等因发展压力而发生变化的方式，确定了新的食品景观在哪里以及如何构建，并确定了这种迁移对文化、社会和经济结果的影响。这个纵向和比较项目分析了人口和财产数据，以及通过高档化实地调查和对主要利益相关者的深入访谈产生的数据。该项目促进互动社区论坛。它还将整合教学活动，让学生参与景观调查，并为数字数据库提供深入访谈。研究结果将使发展决策对不同社区的影响可见，同时有助于推进城市地理学和食品研究的理论。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值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.