Supermarket Redlining and Food Deserts: Characterizing Food Insecurity and Urban Decline

Abstract

In recent decades, the act of supermarkets abandoning and disinvesting in inner city locations has resulted in increasing food insecurity and urban decline for residents. These so-called ‘food deserts’, occurring in cities throughout the United Kingdom and North America, and including Winnipeg, should be recognized as a serious threat to the revitalization of inner city areas. A variety of solutions can be addressed in the context of policy change and community development.