Under the circumstances of COVID-19, the issue of food vulnerability has reached an unprecedented global scale impacting large populations and demographics. The analysis of how the urban form, density, logistics, infrastructures, community structure, community behavior, and distribution of food stores influence food vulnerability will help to understand emergent patterns of food consumption, thereby informing the design of a new food resilient system.
CONVERGE is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation, Program on Humans, Disasters, and the Built Environment (Award #1841338). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.