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Homelessness and the Built Environment provides a practical introduction to the effective physical design of homes and other facilities that assist unhoused persons in countries identified as middle to high-income.
List of contents
1. Introduction
2. History
3. User Types
4. Perspectives
5. Theory
6. Frameworks
7. Design Considerations
8. Shelters
9. Day Centers
10. Transitional and Permanent Supportive Housing
11. Multi-service Complexes
12. Trends and Experiments
13. Blue Sky Thinking
About the author
Jill Pable is a professor and chair of the Interior Architecture & Design Department at Florida State University. Her research focuses on the design of environments for people experiencing trauma and she leads Design Resources for Homelessness, a non-profit research communication organization at designresourcesforhomelessness.org.
Yelena McLane is an assistant professor in the Interior Architecture & Design Department at Florida State University. She explores relationships between interior configurations and users' experiences within spaces, and social influences upon these relationships. Her recent scholarship focuses on resident perceptions of community spaces in permanent supportive housing.
Lauren Trujillo has a BS and an MFA in interior design and has served as an adjunct instructor in interior design and art history at several colleges. She is a licensed interior designer in Florida and is a LEED GA. Her research interests include intercultural design and education.
Summary
Homelessness and the Built Environment provides a practical introduction to the effective physical design of homes and other facilities that assist unhoused persons in countries identified as middle to high-income.
