In 2010, a UNC Charlotte research team led by Dr. Elizabeth Racine conducted a Mecklenburg County Community Food Assessment for the Charlotte Mecklenburg Food Policy Council. The...
Qingfang Wang is an assistant professor at in the Department of Geography and Earth Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. With the support from National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, a John H. Biggs Fellowship, a UNC Charlotte Urban Institute Fellowship Program, and UNC Charlotte Faculty Research Grants, her work has appeared in journals such as Annals of Association of American Geographers, Environment and Planning A, and Urban Studies.
Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, Public Finance, B.S.1994; Central University of Finance and Economics,Economics, M.A. 1997; University of Georgia, Geography, Ph.D. 2005
Her research has focused on the study of racial and ethnic division of labor in U.S. cities, that is, how urban labor markets are divided by race, ethnicity, gender, and class. I examine how the segmentation changes over time in a global context, how “space” matters in this process, and how labor market segmentation impacts housing markets, racial income disparities, and other socioeconomic consequences. Her most recent work focuses on ethnic minority and women owned enterprises.
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Mecklenburg County Community Food Assessment 2010, Phase 2
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Mecklenburg County Community Food Assessment 2010
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High rates of obesity and diabetes have spurred research to understand the causes and to identify prevention strategies. Evaluation of the neighborhood environment as it relates to food access is a growing area of research. Many studies have...
