Food Deserts Flashcards
1
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What are food deserts?
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Where it is hard to buy good quality food in a poor and urban area. Problems occur with affordability, availability, and access.
2
Q
Low income/ mobility
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(Smith and Cummins, 2009). If poor, person will not have a car, so mobility is limited therefore limiting where they can shop. Often need to be able to drive to a shop that sells good quality food
3
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Low income/ cost
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(Dowler et al., 2011) Food prices have been rising since 2007 as UK’s food system is based on internationally traded food stuffs and industrially produced agricultural goods.
(Smith and Cummins, 2009) People on low incomes see cheaper food as more attractive therefore tend to buy that
