RESEARCH ARTICLE: Food Availability and the Food Desert Frame in Detroit: An Overview of the City's Food System

Environmental Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 102-133

  Taylor, Dorceta E ^a   Ard, Kerry J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD MARKET; FOOD SELECTION; FOOD SUPPLY; RETAILING;

DETROIT; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84930905634     PISSN: 14660466     EISSN: 14660474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1466046614000544     Document Type: Review

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