Department - Author 1
Social Sciences Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Social Sciences
Date
6-2010
Primary Advisor
Christopher Bickel
Abstract/Summary
This paper will first explore the health of low-income communities living in inner cities. I will use obesity as one of the main indicators of poor health and explore the lack of access to holistic diets, high costs of fresh foods, and minimal education, with the aim of revealing how hunger is a consequence of a capitalist dominated market. Following, I will investigate how urban agriculture is a holistic solution in subduing the advent of food deserts and food insecurity by serving health, educational, and social needs in low-income communities, which further creates a more socially just market.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/socssp/29