Homelessness is a Housing Problem: How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns - Couverture souple

Colburn, Gregg; Aldern, Clayton Page

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ISBN 10 : 0520383788 ISBN 13 : 9780520383784

Editeur : University of California Press, 2022

Synopsis

In Homelessness Is a Housing Problem, Gregg Colburn and Clayton Page Aldern seek to explain the substantial regional variation in rates of homelessness in cities across the United States. In a departure from many analytical approaches, Colburn and Aldern shift their focus from the individual experiencing homelessness to the metropolitan area. Using accessible statistical analysis, they test a range of conventional beliefs about what drives the prevalence of homelessness in a given city―including mental illness, drug use, poverty, weather, generosity of public assistance, and low-income mobility―and find that none explain the regional variation observed across the country. Instead, housing market conditions, such as the cost and availability of rental housing, offer a far more convincing account. With rigor and clarity, Homelessness Is a Housing Problem explores U.S. cities' diverse experiences with housing precarity and offers policy solutions for unique regional contexts.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Gregg Colburn is Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, where he studies housing policy, housing affordability, and homelessness.<br /><br />Clayton Page Aldern is a data scientist and policy analyst based in Seattle.<br />

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of California Press
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0520383788
• ISBN 13: 9780520383784
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 283
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