Spatial Mismatch

“Spatial mismatch” is a term used to describe how where people live can isolate them from social services, opportunities for employment, and access to health care and nutritious food.

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How Better Measurement Can Improve Transportation Equity in Underserved Communities

  • Alix Gould-Werth, Alexandra Murphy, and Aaron Steiner
  • Webinar
  • November 30 2021
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Rural communities’ challenges in accessing treatment services

  • Patricia Strach, Elizabeth Pérez-Chiqués, and Katie Zuber
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • May 2020
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Many Rural Americans Are Still “Left Behind”

  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • January 2020
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Understanding the effects of the U.S. prison boom on rural communities

  • John M. Eason
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • November 2019
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A history of residential segregation in the United States

  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • March 2019
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Segregation and subprime lending within and across metropolitan areas

  • Jackelyn Hwang, Michael Hankinson, and Kreg Steven Brown
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • March 2019