Document Type
Article
Abstract
Global agri-food and transportation systems have dramatically expanded food production and distribution worldwide. This integration, however, also adversely affects human health. The negative effects arise from unequal access to healthy food, unequal access to transportation for agri-food workers, increasing geospatial and economic concentration in the agri-food industry, and an emerging competition between food and fuel. Because the health of individuals is inextricably tied to the health of communities, regions, and ecological systems, health and transportation professionals need to act to both mitigate current disparities and enhance the future viability and sustainability of these systems. This paper offers numerous, specific recommendations for improving health through transportation policy and programs as they relate to agri-food systems.
Disciplines
Health Policy | Inequality and Stratification | Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation | Transportation | Urban Studies | Urban Studies and Planning
Recommended Citation
Pothukuchi, K. and Wallace, R. (2009). Sustainable Food Systems: Perspectives on Transportation Policy. In S. Malekafzali (Ed.), Healthy, Equitable Transportation Policy: Recommendations and Research (pp. 113-129). Oakland, CA: Policy Link, Prevention Institute, and Convergence Partnership.
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