Public Affairs Publications (UMKC)
https://hdl.handle.net/10355/10304
The items in this collection are the scholarly output of the faculty, staff, and students of the Department of Public Affairs.2024-03-29T01:54:27ZBringing supermarkets into food deserts : an analysis of retail intervention policies
https://hdl.handle.net/10355/16290
Bringing supermarkets into food deserts : an analysis of retail intervention policies
Fife, John
This paper looks at policy efforts used to address the food access issues plaguing urban areas commonly referred to as food deserts. The efforts are framed as retail intervention policies, and the paper follows a structured inquiry to assess retail intervention policy effectiveness in bringing supermarkets in
underserved urban areas. Through five case studies (Liberty City, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Chicago,
New Orleans, and Kansas City) this paper examines the creation and use of several different retail
intervention policies. Each case study presents the conditions predicating the need to improve food access and the policy instruments used to address the issues. The paper assesses the policies based on seven features: strategy components, funding stream, viability, duration, scope, cost-effectiveness, and
repeatability. The analysis compares the cases to determine overall policy efficacy and impact. The paper makes several conclusions regarding retail intervention policies. Corporation-initiated efforts to open
stores indicate market-expansion rather than actual policy. While TIF (tax increment financing) polices can be effective for financing and land development in urban revitalization projects, the market analyses used in TIF models are not appropriately designed to understand and measure the potential success of supermarket projects. A specifically designed food financing policy such as FFFI needs to have a community-based food-advocacy group, sufficient start-up funds, and a capable CDFI (community development financial institution) in order to sustain program operations and support successful supermarket projects.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 51-60); PA 5598C, Independent Study,
2012-01-01T00:00:00ZFaculty Role Model Influence on Minority Student Enrollment at the Higher Education Level: A Study of U.S. Colleges and Universities
https://hdl.handle.net/10355/91961
Faculty Role Model Influence on Minority Student Enrollment at the Higher Education Level: A Study of U.S. Colleges and Universities
Evans, Jocelyn; Jones, Timothy; Keys, Phyllis
2022-01-01T00:00:00ZIndiscriminate or Intentional: Locations of Nonprofit Organizations in Kansas City
https://hdl.handle.net/10355/10098
Indiscriminate or Intentional: Locations of Nonprofit Organizations in Kansas City
Nemenoff, Erin K.
This study examines the locations of Kansas City metropolitan area nonprofit organizations, as defined by the eleven-county Kansas City Metropolitan Area. Although several authors have conducted similar studies of nonprofits in metropolitan areas, none have looked at Kansas City specifically. This study utilizes census data as well as data from Internal Revenue Service Form 990 to assess the relationship between nonprofit location, income level, and heterogeneity in the community. This study finds that both median household income and heterogeneity predict the number of nonprofits in the area. Additionally, this study highlights the difficulties of researching nonprofit organizations based on IRS reporting.
2008-01-01T00:00:00ZShaping of sustainability efforts in cities
https://hdl.handle.net/10355/16291
Shaping of sustainability efforts in cities
Fife, John
In a report entitled Our Common Future, the World Commission on Environment and Development defined sustainable development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (1987, Chapter 2, ¶ 1). Over the last three decades, the discussion of sustainable development has shifted to sustainability. Beset with ambiguity, the term sustainability has no fixed meaning and can encompass anything from the design of green buildings to the reduction of carbon dioxide to
the introduction of renewable energy sources. With regards to policy, sustainability can entail
land use, waste management, energy efficiencies, green jobs, and local food systems. The challenge of understanding what is meant by sustainability increases exponentially amidst local policy considerations. Hundreds of U.S. cities have at least considered sustainability to some degree. The perspectives from which to view these many local sustainability instances are countless, which makes for a complex sense-making exercise. There is no shortage of
detailed information regarding what cities are doing. What is missing is a discussion that
encapsulates and characterizes some of the general trends and challenges attending sustainability
efforts in cities. This paper poses the question: What are the defining factors in shaping sustainability efforts in cities and how do these factors operate? Beginning with an overview of the importance of sustainability and why it matters for cities, the paper considers the context from which the sustainability movement emerged, namely as a facet of environmental policy, and then examines the major themes within the sustainability literature. This review informs the framework that is presented for understanding tensions that shape local sustainability initiatives. Finally, the framework is applied to a case study of Kansas City and various viewpoints of sustainability efforts within the city.
PA 5533 Capstone; Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-21)
2012-01-01T00:00:00Z