Describe the Roles of the Built Environment and Food Deserts

question 8

Essay

Describe the roles of the built environment and food deserts in the development of obesity.

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Definitions:

Marginal Social Benefit

The additional gain to society as a whole from an extra unit of production.

Marginal Social Cost

The cost to society of producing an additional unit of a good or service, including both the private costs and any external costs.

Marginal Social Benefits

The extra advantage to the entire community from using an additional unit of a product or service.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning their use by one individual does not reduce availability to others.