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Sub-Saharan Africa is challenged and blessed with a dynamic mix of formal and informal sectors, laced with effective and ineffective layers of entrepreneurial behaviour and action. Being entrepreneurial is not necessarily about creating entirely new business models, but about understanding context, social needs, environment, supply efficiency and security, the socio-economic layout, knowing the pain points for a society, community and for individuals, and seeking to relieve some or all of that pain by stepping into the available gaps or opportunities. _x000D__x000D_This book offers numerous ideas and perspectives on how to close these gaps, successfully navigate these challenges and implement practical, innovative solutions to constructively serve societies through the many obvious (and less obvious opportunities) on the continent._x000D__x000D_Drawing on the insights of numerous global academic leaders, entrepreneurial business founders and owners, as well as leaders of NGOs and other civil society organisations, Values-Driven Entrepreneurship and Societal Impact will broaden your understanding of the key challenges and opportunities around entrepreneurship in Africa.

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Mathematical statistics --- Biomathematics. Biometry. Biostatistics --- Infectious diseases. Communicable diseases --- West Africa --- Southern Africa

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The industrialization of the urban food system, alongside the proliferation of supermarkets, has dramatically transformed the landscape of food accessibility in cities. In many countries, the spatial consolidation of food provisioning has deprived many urban neighbourhoods of easy access to food, particularly foodstuffs integral to a healthy diet. These often socioeconomically disadvantaged urban areas are referred to as “food deserts”. However, studies of urban food deserts in cities of the Global South are sparse, given their complicated urban food systems with the strong presence of informal food economies and diverse food sources. This book draws on empirical studies from South African, Brazilian and Chinese cities to investigate the food desert narrative, the characteristics of urban food environment and the various socioeconomic factors shaping it, as well as the food security and health consequences of urban food deserts. These studies reveal the limitations of applying the food desert concept to cities in the Global South and call for more holistic measurements of urban food insecurity.

proximity to food outlets --- dietary diversity --- food access --- food security --- food environment --- food geographies --- food deserts --- malnutrition --- children --- urbanization --- Southern Africa --- food sources --- urban food system --- NOVA food classification system --- shopping behaviors --- food insecurity --- food purchasing characteristics --- socioeconomic area --- obesity --- out-shoppers --- Windhoek --- Namibia --- informal settlements --- informal food sector --- supermarkets --- urban poverty --- social networks --- food desert --- food justice --- African urbanism --- African food systems --- food policy --- Food deserts --- food sourcing --- Mexico City --- Nairobi --- food environments --- urban --- mapping --- nutrition --- South Africa --- Ghana --- governance --- ultra-processed

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The industrialization of the urban food system, alongside the proliferation of supermarkets, has dramatically transformed the landscape of food accessibility in cities. In many countries, the spatial consolidation of food provisioning has deprived many urban neighbourhoods of easy access to food, particularly foodstuffs integral to a healthy diet. These often socioeconomically disadvantaged urban areas are referred to as “food deserts”. However, studies of urban food deserts in cities of the Global South are sparse, given their complicated urban food systems with the strong presence of informal food economies and diverse food sources. This book draws on empirical studies from South African, Brazilian and Chinese cities to investigate the food desert narrative, the characteristics of urban food environment and the various socioeconomic factors shaping it, as well as the food security and health consequences of urban food deserts. These studies reveal the limitations of applying the food desert concept to cities in the Global South and call for more holistic measurements of urban food insecurity.

Humanities --- Social interaction --- proximity to food outlets --- dietary diversity --- food access --- food security --- food environment --- food geographies --- food deserts --- malnutrition --- children --- urbanization --- Southern Africa --- food sources --- urban food system --- NOVA food classification system --- shopping behaviors --- food insecurity --- food purchasing characteristics --- socioeconomic area --- obesity --- out-shoppers --- Windhoek --- Namibia --- informal settlements --- informal food sector --- supermarkets --- urban poverty --- social networks --- food desert --- food justice --- African urbanism --- African food systems --- food policy --- Food deserts --- food sourcing --- Mexico City --- Nairobi --- food environments --- urban --- mapping --- nutrition --- South Africa --- Ghana --- governance --- ultra-processed