Beyond the food desert: finding ways to speak about urban food security in south africa
@article{Battersby2012BeyondTF,
title={Beyond the food desert: finding ways to speak about urban food security in south africa},
author={J. Battersby},
journal={Geografiska Annaler: Series B, Human Geography},
year={2012},
volume={94},
pages={141 - 159}
}Abstract. Urban food security is a significant development challenge in sub‐Saharan Africa. However, the field is currently under ‐researched and under‐theorized. Urban food insecurity, where it is considered, has been viewed through a development studies lens that views food insecurity as a household‐scale problem. There has been significant focus on food deserts in developed countries as one way of engaging with such insecurity. The food deserts research views food insecurity through a social… Expand
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