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Figure 7

From: An application of the edge effect in measuring accessibility to multiple food retailer types in Southwestern Ontario, Canada

Figure 7

Percent of residential addresses with improved accessibility to food when accounting for the edge effect. When accounting for food sources outside the area of study, many address points see improved accessibility scores. The change is exemplified by the large number of addresses with improved accessibility to grocery stores and fast food, suggesting that omitting food sources will mischaracterise many neighbourhoods.

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