The resilience of America’s urban food systems: evidence from five cities
This study finds that natural disasters could create extended food supply disruptions in U.S. cities, especially in neighbourhoods with limited food retail options and food insecure populations. The main findings of the report are informed by a comprehensive analysis of food systems in Los Angeles, New Orleans, and New York City using a seminal framework developed by ICIC. The report also highlights Madison, Wisconsin as a city that should be recognized for the resilience of its food system, and Portland, Maine is presented as a case study for the economic resilience of food-based economies. The report also finds that by diverting edible food from landfills to food banks, food waste reduction initiatives may play an important role in food system resilience planning by increasing the availability of meals for the food insecure.