J Nutr Health.  2014 Dec;47(6):475-483. 10.4163/jnh.2014.47.6.475.

Comparison of the distribution and accessibility of restaurants in urban area and rural area

• Kim SA
• Choe JS
• Joung H
• Jang MJ
• Kim Y
• Lee SE

• KMID: 2327102
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4163/jnh.2014.47.6.475

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to measure accessibility and to examine distribution of restaurants in the local community.
METHODS
The target area of this study was two urban areas and a rural area in a city. We collected location information on all restaurants in target areas and classified all restaurants according to Korean food restaurants and Non-Korean food restaurants. We measured restaurant density per 100 m from the residences of the study population and calculated the distance of the nearest restaurant from the residences of the subjects using the Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis method. We compared the accessibility and distribution of restaurants in urban areas with that of the rural area, and compared the accessibility and distribution of Korean restaurants with that of Non-Korean restaurants.
RESULTS
Restaurants in urban areas were more dense than those in the rural area, and, in urban areas, restaurants were intensively distributed around the subjects' residence. Also, there were more Non-Korean food restaurants than Korean food restaurants in urban areas, and it was opposite in the rural area.
CONCLUSION
It is important that we understood the current state of the restaurant environment in the local community using GIS analysis for the first time in the field of food environment. Further research is necessary on the association of restaurant environments and the dietary life of the population.

Keyword

restaurants; food environment; GIS; Korean food; Hansik

MeSH Terms

Geographic Information Systems
Restaurants*

Figure

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  Fig. 1. Distribution of restaurants of urban area

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  Fig. 2. Distribution of restaurants of rural area

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  Fig. 3. Distribution of Korean food restaurants and Non-Korean food restaurants of urban area

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  Fig. 4. Distribution of Korean food restaurants and Non-Korean food restaurants of rural area

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