Elderly Walking Access to Street Markets in Chile: An Asset for Food Security in an Unequal Country

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dc.article.number3893
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dc.contributor.authorRojas Quezada Carolina Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorCastillo, Bryan
dc.contributor.authorVillegas, Rodrigo
dc.contributor.authorVecchio, Giovanni
dc.contributor.authorSteiniger, Stefan
dc.contributor.authorCarrasco, Juan Antonio
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-13T15:53:02Z
dc.date.available2023-04-13T15:53:02Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractStreet markets can contribute to food security, since they are a source of fresh food and comparably inexpensive goods, being very relevant for low-income groups. Their relevance is even higher when considering older people, due to their often-constrained financial resources and possibilities to move. To assess the potential contribution of street markets to food security, this paper aims at evaluating to what extent older people have access to such a relevant asset. We consider the case of Chile, an ageing country with an unequal pension system, which makes it relevant for older people to access healthy and inexpensive food. We analyze what proportion of older people (i.e., people over 65) has walking access within 10 min to a street market—feria libre—in each Chilean region, with particular detail in the country’s four major urban areas. We compare the resulting accessibility maps with census data to identify neighborhoods with higher proportions of older people and examine their socio-economic conditions. Our findings show that while street markets are less accessible to older people in comparison to the general population, the inhabitants who can access them belong mainly to low-income groups. The results provide relevant insights to develop neighborhood-based policies for spreading and strengthening street markets, especially in low-income areas with insufficient levels of access to other relevant urban opportunities.
dc.fechaingreso.objetodigital2023-04-13
dc.format.extent18 páginas
dc.fuente.origenSIPA
dc.identifier.citationVecchio, G., Castillo, B., Villegas, R., Rojas Quezada, C., Steiniger, S., & Carrasco, J. A. (2023). Elderly Walking Access to Street Markets in Chile: An Asset for Food Security in an Unequal Country. Sustainability, 15(5), 3893. MDPI AG. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su15053893
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su15053893
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/su15053893
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/66762
dc.information.autorucInstituto de Estudios Urbanos y Territoriales; Rojas Quezada Carolina Alejandra; 0000-0001-9505-4252; 1085840
dc.information.autorucInstituto de estudios urbanos y territoriales ; Vecchio, Giovanni ;0000-0002-5920-1507; 1083439
dc.issue.numero5
dc.language.isoen
dc.nota.accesoContenido completo
dc.revistaSustainability
dc.rightsacceso abierto
dc.subjectstreet markets
dc.subjectwalking
dc.subjectolder people
dc.subjectfood security
dc.subject.ddc711
dc.subject.deweyArquitecturaes_ES
dc.subject.ods01 No poverty
dc.subject.odspa01 Fin de la pobreza
dc.titleElderly Walking Access to Street Markets in Chile: An Asset for Food Security in an Unequal Country
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen15
sipa.codpersvinculados1085840
sipa.codpersvinculados1083439
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