Homelessness is a housing problem how structural factors explain U.S. patterns
"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 experi...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2022]
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| Summary: | "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"--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | xiii, 268 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-256) and index (pages 257-268). |
| ISBN: | 9780520383784 0520383788 9780520383760 0520383761 |
| Author Notes: | Clayton Page Aldern is a data scientist and policy analyst based in Seattle. |
