International Perspectives on Rural Homelessness
Published on 22. March 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
336 pages
978-0-415-51141-4 (ISBN)
Description
Drawing on recent academic studies in North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, this book is the first international text on homelessness in rural areas. Consisting of fifteen specially commissioned chapters, International Perspectives on Rural Homelessness provides comparative material on the cultural, political and policy contexts of rural homelessness, examining the nature and scale of the issue and the complex local geographies of rural homelessness.
Reviews / Votes
"[The] strength and value of this collection is the detailed analyses provided and the ample opportunity they provide to the reader to move beyond the familiarity of their own country to reconsider rural homelessness from profoundly different perspectives." - Housing StudiesMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
14 s/w Zeichnungen, 23 s/w Tabellen
23 Tables, black and white; 14 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-415-51141-4 (9780415511414)
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Additional editions
Paul Cloke | Paul Milbourne
International Perspectives on Rural Homelessness
Book
11/2012
1st Edition
Routledge
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Paul Cloke | Paul Milbourne
International Perspectives on Rural Homelessness
E-Book
11/2006
Routledge
€62.99
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Paul Cloke | Paul Milbourne
International Perspectives on Rural Homelessness
E-Book
11/2006
Routledge
€63.49
Available for download
Paul Cloke | Paul Milbourne
International Perspectives on Rural Homelessness
Book
08/2006
1st Edition
Routledge
€196.90
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Content
1. Introduction: The Hidden Faces of Rural Homelessness 2. Rural Homelessness in the United States 3. Homeless in the Heartland: American Dreams and Nightmares in Indian Country 4. Quasi-Homelessness Among Rural Trailer-Park Households in the United States 5. Homelessness in Rural and Small Town Canada 6. Rural Homelessness in the UK: A National Overview 7. Hidden and Neglected: Homelessness in Rural England 8. Knowing Homelessness in Rural England 9. A Sociological Perspective on Homelessness in Rural Spain 10. Are There Any Homeless People in Rural Finland? 11. Homelessness in Rural Ireland 12. Inhabiting the Margins: A Geography of Rural Homelessness in Australia 13. Homelessness Amongst Young People in Rural Regions of Australia