Research handbook on homelessness / edited by Guy Johnson (Honorary Professor of Urban Housing and Homelessness, RMIT University, Australia), Dennis Culhane (Professor of Social Policy, University of Pennsylvania, US), Suzanne Fitzpatrick (Professor of Housing and Social Policy, Heriot-Watt University, Scotland, UK), Stephen Metraux (Professor of Public Policy, University of Delaware, US) and Eoin O'Sullivan (Professor in Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Johnson, Guy, editor.

Culhane, Dennis, editor.

Fitzpatrick, Suzanne, editor.

Metraux, Stephen, editor.

O'Sullivan, Eoin, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homelessness--Research--Methodology--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Homelessness.

Homelessness--Government policy--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Homelessness--Social aspects--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (476 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"The Research Handbook on Homelessness presents a comprehensive account of the current knowledge and understanding of homelessness, the substantial challenges it presents and the latest developments in responding to the issue. Bringing together 53 of the world's leading scholars in this field, this multidisciplinary Research Handbook acknowledges the increasing interest in homelessness across various academic disciplines and highlights the constant evolution of this issue, as well as the research methods that accompany it. Contributing authors discuss homelessness image control, the cost of homelessness, and the role of the welfare state, as well as a seminal section dedicated to the impact of COVID-19 on homelessness policy and research. Looking ahead, the book points to future research possibilities which will address the structural factors that drive homelessness and encourage effective reforms of social housing systems. This insightful book is a vital read for academics, researchers and students specialising in welfare economics, human geography, health policy and economics, and comparative social policy. Including a breadth of research summaries and case studies, the book will also be invaluable to policymakers working in the homelessness field and in allied areas such as health and justice"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: Introduction to the research handbook on homelessness / Guy Johnson, Dennis Culhane, Suzanne Fitzpatrick, Stephen Metraux and Eoin O'Sullivan

Part I. Introducing key ideas

1. Defining homelessness / Volker Busch-Geertsema, Guy Johnson and Eoin O'Sullivan

2. Homelessness enumeration: Moving towards a demographic account / James O'Donnell

3. Researching homelessness: Implications for policy and practice / Eoin O'Sullivan, Nicholas Pleace, Volker Busch-Geertsema and Masa Filipovič Hrast

4. The dynamics of homelessness / Rosanna Scutella and Gavin A. Wood

5. Welfare states and homelessness / Lars Benjaminsen

6. Predictive risk modelling and homelessness / Rhema Vaithianathan and Chamari I. Kithulgoda

Part II. Experiences of homelessness

7. Women and homelessness / Joanne Bretherton and Paula Mayock

8. Preventing and ending youth homelessness in the us / Amy Dworsky, Matthew Morton and Shannon Kugley

9. The cost of homelessness / Glen Bramley

10. Regulating urban encampments / Chris Herring

11. Homelessness and institutional settings: An overview and an odyssey / Stephen Metraux and Alexa Timmreck

12. Homelessness systems in the usa / Deborah K. Padgett

13. Controlling homeless populations? The case of congregate hostels and shelters / Lynne McMordie and Suzanne Fitzpatrick

14. The effectiveness of permanent supportive housing for rough sleepers: A review of the research / Tim Aubry and Maryann Roebuck

15. The endurance, limitations and potential opportunities of charitable responses to homelessness / Cameron Parsell, Ella Kuskoff and Beth Watts-Cobbe

16. Image control and public attitudes / Masa Filipovič Hrast

17. Homelessness and health: Individual impacts / Fiona Cuthill

18. Single homelessness / Nicholas Pleace

19. Examining the links between homelessness and migration / Juliet Watson, Sarah Taylor and Guy Johnson

Part III. International perspectives of covid-19 and homelessness

20. Covid-19 and homelessness: Australia / Hal Pawson

21. Covid-19 and homelessness: Canada / Nick Falvo

22. Covid-19 and homelessness in great britain: Building back better? / Peter Mackie and Suzanne Fitzpatrick

23. Covid-19 and trends in homelessness in Ireland / Eoin O'Sullivan, Haley Curran, Emma Byrne and Mike Allen

24. The impact of covid-19 on homelessness in Japan / Soshiro Yamada, Yusuke Kakita and Hiroshi Goto

25. Shifting indoors: Homelessness and the covid-19 response in new zealand / Polly Atatoa-Carr, Carole McMinn, Kerry Hawkes and Julie Nelson

26. Covid-19 and homelessness: Sweden / Marcus Knutagård

27. Covid-19 and homelessness: Usa / Thomas Byrne

Part IV. Resolving homelessness

28. Preventing and ending family homelessness / Molly K. Richard and Marybeth Shinn

29. Housing first and public policy / Geoffrey Nelson

30. Effective systems to end homelessness / Eoin O'Sullivan

31. Sustaining housing: Reducing re-entries into homelessness / Guy Johnson, Abigail Lewis and Fiona Carey

32. Homelessness prevention / Abe Oudshoorn and Amy Van Berkum.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781800883413 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.