Savvy take on the problem w/term “food deserts,” esp. as it relates to Detroit: http://trunc.it/ezuuy
My Detroit reporting bears out what this interesting blog post, from a U-Michigan grad student in planning, centers on: ‘Food deserts’ are used to center attention on a real problem (limited access to food in certain neighborhoods) by over-exaggerating it. I think it’s useful in terms of gathering attention, but it certainly limits discussion for actual solutions.
