Landscapes of Despair: From Deinstitutionalization to Homelessness - Couverture rigide

Dear, Michael J.; Wolch, Jennifer R.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0745603769 ISBN 13 : 9780745603766

Editeur : Polity Press, 1987

Synopsis

The starting point for this work is the massive explosion in the numbers of the homeless. The authors observe that these "service-dependent" people are increasingly concentrated in well-defined geographical areas of our cities. Such "ghettos" are host to the mentally disabled, retarded, physically disabled, ex-offenders and addicts. Why has this happened? How can we account for the magnitude of the problem at this time? And what can be done about the problem? This work provides the first comprehensive analysis of these ghettos, their structure and evolution, their benefits and costs and how they might change in the future. The authors situate thier research within the present context of economic uncertainty, where cutbacks are hitting the socially dependent most of all. This work is a contribution to the understanding of the marginalized populations in our cities and it will inform the debate on the development of a more humane welfare system. It is a truly interdisciplinary work, drawing upon geography, planning, social work, psychiatry and history, as well as upon the wider debates in social theory. It should be of interest to scholars and students in each of these fields, in addition to economists, sociologists and political scientists. It should also provide material for policy-makers in the health and welfare field.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Michael Dear and Jennifer Wolch examine the emergence of urban ghettos of the socially dependent--an unforeseen "solution" to the problem of developing community-based care for a variety of service-dependent groups, including the mentally and physically disabled, ex-offenders, and addicts. Based on detailed case studies drawn from several cities in Canada and the United States, Landscapes of Despair is a comprehensive analysis of these ghettos. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dear is Professor of Geography and Director of the Southern California Studies Center at the University of Southern California.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Polity Press
• Date d'édition: 1987
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745603769
• ISBN 13: 9780745603766
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 220
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible