Presented By: Institute for Research on Women and Gender
The Grocery Gap
Unequal Access to Healthy Foods in Southeast Michigan
Food insecurity is very high in parts of Southeast Michigan. This has led some to describe parts of the region as "food deserts." But is this term appropriate? This talk will examine access to food in our part of the state and explore new approaches to understanding and assessing food insecurity.
Dorceta Taylor is a professor of environmental sociology in the School of Natural Resources and Environment where she is the Coordinator of the Environmental Justice Field of Studies. Her research focuses on history of mainstream and environmental justice ideology and activism, social movements and framing, green jobs, diversity in the environmental field, urban agriculture, and food justice.
Dorceta Taylor is a professor of environmental sociology in the School of Natural Resources and Environment where she is the Coordinator of the Environmental Justice Field of Studies. Her research focuses on history of mainstream and environmental justice ideology and activism, social movements and framing, green jobs, diversity in the environmental field, urban agriculture, and food justice.
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