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

Colburn, Gregg, 1972- (author., Author). Aldern, Clayton Page, 1990- (author., Author).

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780520383784
ISBN: 0520383788
Physical Description: xiii, 268 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Publisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022]
Copyright: ©2022

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-256) and index (pages 257-268).
Formatted Contents Note:	Crisis. Baseline -- Evidence -- Causes. Individual -- Landscape -- Market -- Conclusion. Typology -- Response.