Homelessness is a housing problem how structural factors explain U.S. patterns / Gregg Colburn and Clayton Page Aldern.

Author/creator Colburn, Gregg, 1972-
Other author Aldern, Clayton Page, 1990-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoOakland, California : University of California Press, [2022]
Descriptionpages cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects

Contents Baseline -- Evidence -- Individual -- Landscape -- Market -- Typology -- Response.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2021037026
ISBN9780520383760 (cloth)
ISBN9780520383784 (paperback)
ISBN(epub)

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