Rural Homelessness - Issues, Experiences and Policy Responses

Rural homelessness explores the shifting policy context of homelessness and social exclusion in relation to rural areas in the UK and other countries in the developed world. Drawing on the first comprehensive survey of rural homelessness in the UK, the book positions these findings within a wider international context.

List of contents

Rural homelessness - an introduction; Researching rural homelessness; The cultural context of rural homelessness; The policy context of rural homelessness; Local welfare governance and rural homelessness; The spaces of rural homelessness; Experiencing rural homelessness; Tackling rural homelessness: the way ahead.

About the author

Paul Cloke is Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, Paul Milbourne is Senior Fellow in the Department of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University, and Rebekah Widdowfield is Research Fellow in the Department of City and Regional Planning, Cardiff University.

Summary

Rural homelessness explores the shifting policy context of homelessness and social exclusion in relation to rural areas in the UK and other countries in the developed world. Drawing on the first comprehensive survey of rural homelessness in the UK, the book positions these findings within a wider international context.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Cloke, Paul (Department of Geography Cloke, Paul J. Cloke, Paul Milbourne, Paul (Department of City and Regional Planning Milbourne, Rebekah Widdowfield, Rebekah (Department of City and Regional Planning Widdowfield
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.03.2002
• EAN: 9781861342843
• ISBN: 978-1-86134-284-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 147 mm x 214 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 342 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories