How Ten Global Cities Take On Homelessness : Innovations That Work /

Creative solutions for global cities addressing their urgent homeless crises. This book takes on perhaps the most formidable issue facing metropolitan areas today: the large numbers of people experiencing homelessnes within cities. Four dedicated experts with first-hand experience profile ten cities...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gibbs, Linda (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2021]
Temas:
Homelessness.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban.
Athens.
Baltimore.
Bloomberg associates.
Edmonton.
Homeless residents.
Houston.
Mexico city.
Nashville.
academic.
bogota.
government.
innovation.
local political coordination.
los angeles.
new York city.
nonprofit.
outcomes.
paris.
policy.
problem.
solutions.
strategies.
street.
urban life.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Can Cities Solve Global Homelessness?
  • 1. The Transformation of Homeless Services
  • 2. Engaging People on the Streets
  • 3. Sheltering Options That Work
  • 4. Developing an Affordable Housing Strategy
  • 5. Supportive Housing to Target Complex Needs
  • 6. Prevention That Works
  • 7. Systems-Level Thinking
  • 8. Engaging the Community
  • 9. Understanding the Homeless System: Street Counts, By-Name Lists, Agency Databases, and Basic Research
  • 10. Managing for Results: Performance Management and Modeling
  • 11. Managing in Emergencies
  • Conclusion: Lessons for Other Cities-It Can Be Done
  • Appendix
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index

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