Beyond Food Deserts Measuring and Mapping Racial Disparities in Neighborhood Food Environments

• Published in: Journal of planning education and research Vol. 27; no. 4; pp. 469 - 482
• Main Authors: Raja, Samina, Changxing Ma, Yadav, Pavan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.07.2008; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Erie county, New York; Food consumption; Food industry; Food supply; Grocery stores; Minority & ethnic groups; Natural & organic foods; Nutrition; Racial differences; Studies; Supermarkets; Erie County New York; United States > US; healthy eating; food environments; food deserts; food security; racial food disparities

Given the emerging focus on improving food environments and food systems through planning, this article investigates racial disparities in neighborhood food environments. An empirical case of Erie County, New York tests the hypothesis that people belonging to different racial groups have access to d...