Food Deserts and Food Insecurity in the Uk - Exploring Social Inequality

This book examines the social inequalities relating to food insecurity in the UK, as well as drawing parallels with the US.

List of contents

1. The complexities and challenges of researching hunger in wealthier countries 2. Food deserts: access, affordability and availability of retail food 3. The emergence of ‘food poverty’ as a research topic 4. New geographies of food access and inequality 5. Food in place: methodological approaches to understanding inequalities in food 6. The changing landscape of food research

About the author

Dianna Smith is an Associate Professor in the School of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Southampton, UK.
Claire Thompson is a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Health and Social Work at the University of Hertfordshire, UK.

Summary

This book examines the social inequalities relating to food insecurity in the UK, as well as drawing parallels with the US.

Product details

• Authors: Dianna Smith, Dianna Thompson Smith, Claire Thompson, Thompson Claire
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032026770
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3202677-0
• No. of pages: 84
• Series: Routledge Focus on Environment and Sustainability
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Society & culture: general, Society and culture: general