Stronger Communities, Healthier People

Thomas Paine, Urban Planning

This poster looks at a suitability model, using ArcGIS Pro, for identifying the best places for community gardens. These gardens will be built on community members’ front lawns so that they can be readily available, especially in areas classified as food deserts. This poster focuses on Little Rock, Arkansas, as this is one of the most obese cities in the country. In addition to community gardens supplying healthy wholesome food to residents, it is also important to recognize that this activity provides neighbors the opportunity to actually get to know one another and helps build a stronger sense of community identity. This is a final project for Dr. Walter's course RE 370: Real Estate Data Modeling.