Homelessness Is a Housing Problem

How Structural Factors Explain U.S. Patterns

Homelessness Is a Housing Problem
Gregg Colburn, Clayton Page Aldern
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15 Mar 2022 US
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9780520383784
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In Homelessness Is a Housing Problem, Gregg Colburn and Clayton Page Aldern seek to explain the substantial regional variation in rates of homelessness in cities across the United States. In a departure from many analytical approaches, Colburn and Aldern shift their focus from the individual experiencing homelessness to the metropolitan area. Using accessible statistical analysis, they test a range of conventional beliefs about what drives the prevalence of homelessness in a given city-including mental illness, drug use, poverty, weather, generosity of public assistance, and low-income mobility-and find that none explain the regional variation observed across the country. Instead, housing market conditions, such as the cost and availability of rental housing, offer a far more convincing account. With rigor and clarity, Homelessness Is a Housing Problem explores U. S. cities' diverse experiences with housing precarity and offers policy solutions for unique regional contexts.
Gregg Colburn is Assistant Professor at the University of Washington, where he studies housing policy, housing affordability, and homelessness. Clayton Page Aldern is a data scientist and policy analyst based in Seattle.
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ISBN-13: 9780520383784
Published: 15 Mar 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: University of California Press
Publisher: University of California Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 210mm
Width: 140mm
Spine: 20mm
Weight: 318g
Pages: 284

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