Does urban form influence grocery shopping frequency? A study from Seattle, Washington, USA

被引:24
作者
Jiao, Junfeng [1 ]
Moudon, Anne Vernez [2 ]
Drewnowski, Adam [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Texas Austin, Austin, TX 78712 USA
[2] Univ Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
关键词
Geographic information systems; Grocery shopping; Shopping frequency; Urban built environment; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; LAND-USE; MODE CHOICE; RESIDENTIAL CHOICE; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY; FOOD ENVIRONMENT; TRIP GENERATION; IMPACT; PATTERNS;
D O I
10.1108/IJRDM-06-2015-0091
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to ascertain how elements of the built environment may or may not influence the frequency of grocery shopping. Design/methodology/approach - Using data from the 2009 Seattle Obesity Study, the research investigated the effect of the urban built environment on grocery shopping travel frequency in the Seattle-King County area. Binary and ordered logit models served to estimate the impact of individual characteristics and built environments on grocery shopping travel frequency. Findings - The results showed that the respondents' attitude towards food, travel mode, and the network distance between homes and stores exerted the strongest influence on the travel frequency while urban form variables only had a modest influence. The study showed that frequent shoppers were more likely to use alternative transportation modes and shopped closer to their homes and infrequent shoppers tended to drive longer distances to their stores and spent more time and money per visit. Practical implications - This research has implications for urban planners and policy makers as well as grocery retailers, as the seemingly disparate groups both have an interest in food shopping frequency. Originality/value - Few studies in the planning or retail literature investigate the influence of the urban built environment and the insights from the planning field. This study uses GIS and a planning framework to provide information that is relevant for grocery retailers and those invested in food distribution.
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页码:903 / 922
页数:20
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