An Analysis of Food Accessibility of Mountain Cities in China: A Case Study of Chongqing

Mountain cities are characterized by undulating terrain, complex road networks, and diverse facilities, which makes accessing food more difficult than in with a flat terrain. This study proposes an enhanced two-step method based on the Baidu map service for construction of supermarket–market–retail sales architecture calculating accessibility. The accessibility indices seven major categories (grains oils, fruits, vegetables, seafood, meat, milk, eggs) were calculated considering principle fairest walking routes Chongqing. correlations between house price age Chongqing explored through local Moran’s analysis geographically weighted regression. illustrated fairness distribution among poor rich. experiments showed generally well-developed main urban areas However, to fresh fruits vegetables lagged newly built areas.