Database research record2016·United States (Milwaukee)
Food Inequities, Urban Agriculture, and the Remaking of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Margaret Pettygrove
UWM Digital Commons (University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee)
Urban Farm DB summary
This case study in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, examines food procurement patterns among low-income residents and how local governance and political economic processes shape food environments. It uses quantitative and qualitative methodologies, drawing on spatial analytical and political ecological perspectives. The research critiques the "obesogenic environment thesis" by emphasizing other dimensions of food access beyond proximity to retail sources.