Compounding crises of economic recession and food insecurity: A comparative study of three low-income communities in Santa Barbara County

Agriculture and Human Values

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-201

  Carney, Megan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community food security; Food sovereignty; Gendered cost of food; Household food security

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861225630     PISSN: 0889048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10460-011-9333-y     Document Type: Article

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