The History of Food Systems and Accessibility in Madison, WI: 1970-Today
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Date
2016-12-15Author
Schopf, Britney
Sherman, Andrea
Major, Sekajibo
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The retail food landscape is a dynamic sector: Large chains are constantly forcing
locally-run stores out of business, retail capital is becoming increasingly consolidated, and the
number of food insecure individuals is growing. It is crucial to have knowledge of how these
food landscape changes will impact vulnerable populations. The lack of literature surrounding
food insecurity in Madison, WI, drove us to be the first to shed light on this topic. The issue of
food insecurity has unfolded over many years, so our research captures the processes that took
place in Madison (1970-2014) to create the current foodscape. Madison closely aligns with
national trends in retail food sector development by decade and a stark trend of extreme racial
inequity within food accessibility stands out. Differential access is not a new phenomenon, but
studying this topic from a historical perspective reveals the depth of the existing food
accessibility inequity in Madison.
Subject
Madison
Food systems
Food insecurity
Foodscape
Food accessibility
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http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/78998Description
Includes Timeline, Maps, Figures, Appendices and Bibliography.