A Spatial and Social Analysis of Food Deserts and Community Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin

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Author(s): Panther, Jim; Coombs, Nick; Fehrenbach, Alex; Beye, John
Date: Dec 2010
Subject(s): Madison, WI; Food Deserts; Community Gardens
Abstract: Food deserts, areas lacking nutritional food resources, are a critical problem facing modern urban areas. Our research analyzes the socio-spatial relationship between community gardens and food deserts in Madison. This includes visual surveying of community gardens and demographic analysis of Madison to determine the parameters for what constitutes a food desert. We discovered food deserts in Madison to be on the Southside and to a lesser degree on the far Eastside and will use this research to understand how community gardens serve these areas.
Description: Includes Bibliography, Photographs, Maps.
Permanent link: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/47854
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