1. FOOD
DESERTS
SITE PLANNING
RYAN DORSEY

2. • No grocery
stores
• No farmers’
markets
• Surrounded by
fast food, junk
food, or food
high in sugars
and fats
WHAT IS A FOOD DESERT?

3. HOW COMMON ARE FOOD DESERTS?

4. • Site planner should
consider distance of
grocery store to
current site project
• Failure to do so
could end up in
failure of site’s
success
• Could
unintentionally hurt
many people and
tarnish reputation as
a planner
HOW DO FOOD DESERTS RELATE
TO SITE PLANNING?

5. • Can make people
leave the
area, possibly
resulting in slums
and/or abandoned
towns or cities
• Can cause
starvation, sickness,
obesity
• Doesn’t allow the
people of
community to live a
healthy life
HOW DO FOOD DESERTS
AFFECT COMMUNITIES?

6. OBESITY IN U.S. ADULTS (2009)

7. • Build more grocery
stores
• Establish more
farmers’ markets
• Have food stores
bring and sell
whole foods to
large gathering
areas (i.e.
schools, sports
games, work
places, etc.)
• Build less fast food
chains
HOW CAN WE ELIMINATE THEM?

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defines food deserts.
Retrieved from
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sda-defines-food-deserts
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23). Oases of nutrition.
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food-deserts-oases-of-
nutrition/?_r=0
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December 09). What's a
food desert? Retrieved
from
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