Hidden millions: homelessness in developing countries / by Graham Tipple

By:

Tipple, Graham

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Housing and society seriesPublication details: Routledge, 2009. London:Description: xiii, 327 pISBN:

9780415426725

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DDC classification:

362.5091724 TIP-H

Contents:

1. Current Theory on Homelessness -- 2. Homelessness and International Housing Policy -- 3. The Continuing Urban Housing Shortfall and Affordability Crisis -- 4. Defining Homelessness in Developing Countries -- 5. Accommodation Conditions and Differentiating between Homeless People and those in Inadequate Housing -- 6. Estimating the Hidden Millions -- 7. Who are the Hidden Millions? -- 8. Economic, Social and Cultural Causes -- 9. Political and Legal Issues -- 10. Disaster and Conflict -- 11. Exclusion, Perceptions and Isolation -- 12. Children and Homelessness -- 13. Towards Strategic Interventions for Homeless People

Summary: Exploring the human context as well as policy and planning, this book looks at what actually happens to city dwellers once they become homeless, and presents challenging cases which illustrate the varying experiences of the homeless in cities around the world.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB F-2	Non Fiction	362.5091724 TIP-H (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		000615

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1. Current Theory on Homelessness --
2. Homelessness and International Housing Policy --
3. The Continuing Urban Housing Shortfall and Affordability Crisis --
4. Defining Homelessness in Developing Countries --
5. Accommodation Conditions and Differentiating between Homeless People and those in Inadequate Housing --
6. Estimating the Hidden Millions --
7. Who are the Hidden Millions? --
8. Economic, Social and Cultural Causes --
9. Political and Legal Issues --
10. Disaster and Conflict --
11. Exclusion, Perceptions and Isolation --
12. Children and Homelessness --
13. Towards Strategic Interventions for Homeless People

Exploring the human context as well as policy and planning, this book looks at what actually happens to city dwellers once they become homeless, and presents challenging cases which illustrate the varying experiences of the homeless in cities around the world.

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