Friday, April 18 / 2:30 PM - 4:20 PM   •   Napoleon A1

Session 128:
Spatial Dimensions of Local Processes

Chair: Katherine J. C. White, University of Wisconsin at Madison
Discussant: Filiz Garip, Harvard University

  1. School District Fragmentation and Racial Residential Segregation: How do Boundaries Matter?Kendra Bischoff, Stanford University

  2. Context and Death: A Spatial Investigation of the Impacts of Social Capital and Natural Amenities on Mortality In U.S. CountiesTse-Chuan Yang, Pennsylvania State University ; Leif Jensen, Pennsylvania State University ; Murali Haran, Pennsylvania State University

  3. Using Geographical Distance among Family Members from the Electoral List as a Measure of the Intensity of Social Networks of the Elderly in Costa RicaGilbert Brenes-Camacho, Universidad de Costa Rica

  4. Spatial Dynamics of the Local Food Environment in the City of Chicago: An Investigation of Data Sources and MethodsMichael D Bader, University of Michigan ; Jennifer A Ailshire, University of Michigan

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