Studying the Perceived local food environment through individual spatial cognition analysis: a case study in Madrid (Spain)

Abstract

In this study we aimed to assess how the residents’ cognitive space determines the perceived food environment in a in a low-income Madrid neighborhood. . We conducted our analyses with 6 women aged 40-75 residents of this... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Roberto Valiente (Department of Geology, Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain)
  2. Julia Diez (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.)
  3. Paloma Conde (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.)
  4. Marta Sastre (Public Health Institute. Madrid Salud (Madrid City Council), Spain)
  5. Manuel Franco (Social and Cardiovascular Epidemiology Research Group, School of Medicine, University of Alcala, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain.)
  6. Francisco Escobar (Department of Geology, Geography and Environmental Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain)

Topic Areas

I. Research Collaborations 1.1 Scientific collaborations in geography and urban health 1.2 , II. Environmental Health 2.1 Disease mapping 2.2 Assessment of the impact of environmental , IV. Behaviors 4.1 Mobilities and health 4.2 Spatial analysis of substance abuse and treatm , VI. Methodologies and technologies 6.1 Methodological issues in health research (e.g., MAU , I. Urbanization AND Health: what interactions? 1.1 New paradigms, concepts, methods, and t , III. Urban Environments: what specificities? 3.1 Urban Environments as places of demograph

Session

SPH-UH-01B » Spatializing Urban Health (08:00 - Friday, 1st April, TBA)

Paper

ICUH2016_CogniSpaces_RV_FINAL.docx

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