Mean streets : homelessness, public space, and the limits of capital / Don Mitchell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mitchell, Don, 1961- author.

Series:

Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 47.

Geographies of justice and social transformation ; 47

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homelessness--United States.

Homelessness.

Public spaces.

United States.

Public spaces--United States.

Urban policy--United States.

Urban policy.

Physical Description:

xv, 203 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Athens, Georgia : The University of Georgia Press, [2020]

Summary:

"Mean Streets offers, in a single, sustained argument, a theory of the social and economic logic behind the historical development, evolution, and especially persistence of homelessness in the contemporary city. By updating and revisiting thirty years of research and thinking, Don Mitchell explores the conditions that produce and sustain homelessness, and how its persistence relates to the way capital works in the urban built environment. Consequently, he unpacks the structure, meaning, uses, and governance of urban public space. As one reviewer commented, "thinking about the histories under which the homeless have been produced and regulated is vital." Mitchell traces his argument through two sections: a broadly historical overview, followed by an exploration of recent Supreme Court jurisprudence that also expands the discussion beyond the regulation of the homeless and the poor, arguing that this has 'metastasized' to become more general issue, affecting all urbanites"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780820356891

0820356891

9780820356907

0820356905

OCLC:

1112785669