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Localization Patterns of Urban Food Distribution Centers in Metropolitan Lima
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Author(s): Christiam Mendez (Universidad de Lima, Peru), Martha Lazarte (Universidad de Lima, Peru)and Rocío Cacho (Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Peru)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 30
Source title:
Handbook of Research on Urban and Humanitarian Logistics
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Jesus Gonzalez-Feliu (Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne, France), Mario Chong (Universidad del Pacifico, Peru), Jorge Vargas Florez (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Peru)and Julio Padilla Solis (Universidad de Lima, Peru)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8160-4.ch003
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Abstract
This chapter is aimed at exploring the patterns that guide the decision of food urban distribution centers in the city of Lima, which is characterized by spontaneous and unplanned growth, and where the inhabitants of the city mainly source of trade traditional with 1,200 food markets and 100,000 neighborhood stores. The rapid food system consultation tool created by FAO was used, which triangulated secondary sources and applied surveys in households, retail traders, and wholesalers. A statistical and spatial description was made of location factors: commercial density, supply habits of the retail and UDC, accessibility, connectivity, land use and access barriers to the land. It was concluded with the identification of four patterns of settlement of UDC: demand, supply, mobility, and land availability.
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