FOOD AS OPPRESSION:
Examining US Food Deserts in Low Socioeconomic/BIPOC Neighborhoods
Research Question 1:
Which states have the largest funding gaps to meet basic food needs, and how does this compare to their food-insecure populations?
Research Question 2:
How do urban planning and transportation policies contribute to the formation of food deserts?
Research Question 3:
Is there a stark difference in food insecurity between urban and rural states? How much does the gap widen for BIPOC communities in both?
“Urban food deserts are not randomly distributed, but are a legacy of public and private sector abandonment of the urban core decades ago”
Kenneth H. Kolb
Author, Retail Inequality: Reframing the Food Desert Debate