"Homed" in Arizona: The architecture of emergency shelters
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Engagement with shelter's architecture to construct notions of home and homelessness is illustrated through narratives of homeless families and observations of the places they occupy in an emergency shelter in Arizona. The study suggests that while homeless families try to achieve the psychological qualities of a 'home' in the shelter, the materiality of the places in the shelter, where these qualities are acquired or negotiated, become important symbolic makers to becoming 'homed'.
Publication Name: Urban Geography
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0272-3638
Year: 2005
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The social geography of childhood mortality, Toronto, 1901
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The spatial variation of childhood mortality (deaths under the age of five) in relation to the social geography of Toronto, Canada in 1901 is investigated. Examination of the records show that the traditional dichotomous relationship between suburban and inner-city areas, in terms of health status did not exist in 1901 Toronto, rather inner-city slums and suburban fringe areas were found to be equally likely to have high levels of childhood mortality.
Publication Name: Urban Geography
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0272-3638
Year: 2006
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Interpreting producer service suburbanization: The public accounting industry in Chicago and Minneapolis-St. Paul
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An analysis of the intrametropolitan location of public accounting employment, establishments, and activities in Chicago and the Twin Cities is conducted to describe the suburban expansion of producer services. The results illustrate that the benefits of proximity and spatial clustering are not confined to a particular district or jurisdiction but are broader in scope.
Publication Name: Urban Geography
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0272-3638
Year: 2006
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