Truninger, MónicaCardoso, Sónia GoulartAugusto, Fábio RafaelRamos, Vasco2018-12-062018-12-062018Truninger, M., Cardoso, M. G., Augusto, F. R., Ramos, V. (2018). Physical, geographical and social access: the neglected dimensions of food security. n S. Aboim, P. Granjo, A. Ramos (Eds.), Changing societies: legacies and challenges. Vol. 1. Ambiguous inclusions: inside out, outside in, pp. 509-529. Lisboa: Imprensa de Ciências Sociais978-972-671-503-0http://hdl.handle.net/10451/35695Food insecurity is increasingly recognised as a social problem in industrialised countries, bearing severe social, economic and health costs for governments and individuals. Across European countries, the rise in food insecurity has been closely linked to rising unemployment and falling wages (Loopstra, Reeves and Stuckler 2015). Under Austerity, such effects have been amplified and become ubiquitous. There has also been a sharp increase in the number of individuals and families resorting to emergency food help (food banks and others) across Europe. And in several countries, there have been reports of an increase in the number of children arriving at school hungry. Additionally, there is growing concern about the long-term effects of food insecurity on the well-being of individuals and families and/or specific age-groups such as children or the elderly.engFood securityFoodbook part10.31447/ics9789726715030.21