Food Justice in American Cities

Stories of Health and Resilience

Sabine O’Hara

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Routledge
01 December 2023

Sociology; Agriculture & related industries; Medical sociology; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Agricultural science

Series: Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment

This book documents food insecurity in urban communities across the United States and asks whether emerging urban food and agriculture initiatives can address the food security needs of American city dwellers.

While America has sufficient food to feed its entire population, 38 million people are food insecure, with urban communities and communities of color having long borne the brunt of food inequalities. This book traces the evolving story of food by describing the people behind food system statistics, focusing on cities and suburban communities across America. In doing so, it raises questions not only about food security but about a food economy that can foster justice and sustainability and combat hunger and waste. By linking human faces to the data, the book reveals the many connections between food insecurity and unsustainable practices. The book concludes by discussing some of the pathways toward a more sustainable and just food system by linking the food system to the larger economy and the many sectors that are connected to food. Because of these multifaceted connections, food can be a unique catalyst for creating pathways toward a more just and sustainable economy that is more aligned with nature.

This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of food justice, food security, urban food and agriculture, urban sustainability, and sustainable food systems more broadly.

By: Sabine O’Hara
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 367g
ISBN: 9781032344904
ISBN 10: 1032344903
Series: Routledge Studies in Food, Society and the Environment
Pages: 190
Publication Date: 01 December 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1 – Introduction Chapter 2 – Why are people in the richest country on earth food insecure Chapter 3 – Who is food insecure: stories of not enough and too much food in six U.S. cities Chapter 4 – Food is more than food: connecting the dots between food and green cities Chapter 5 – The friends of food security: stories of food innovators in six U.S. cities Chapter 6 – How do we get there from here: pathways to the food system we want Chapter 7 – Conclusions

Sabine O’Hara is a distinguished professor and Ph.D. Program Director in the College of Agriculture, Urban Sustainability and Environmental Sciences (CAUSES) at the University of the District of Columbia, USA. Prior to her current appointment, she served as the founding Dean of CAUSES and led the university’s efforts to build a cutting-edge model for urban agriculture that integrates urban sustainability.