Municipal respnses to homelessness: a national survey of 'preparedness.'

Article Abstract:

A survey of US cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants shows that there is a wide range of strategies for tackling homelessness. Homelessness efforts have been prompted by a number of factors. The role of the federal government is important because it supplies funds, requires plans, and pushes local government into the front line in preparing for homelessness. There is little evidence on how successful efforts to tackling homelessness have been, and what happenes if not effort is made.

Management, Municipal services

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Analyzing evidence for the structural theory of homelessness

Article Abstract:

The structural theory of homelessness cited the absence of affordable rental housing and the growing population of poor people in large cities as the causes of homelessness. However, macro- and microdata analyses showed that the aggregate low income housing ratio is not as extreme as structuralists project it to be. Thus, a balance between structural and social factors must be considered in defining the homelessness problem.

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Estimating the number of homeless: media misrepresentation of an urban problem

Article Abstract:

Nationwide estimates of total homeless population made in the 1980s ranged from 2-3 million for advocacy groups and social scientific estimates of 300,000-500,000. Studies of media representation of urban homeless showed that as a group, media often cited higher numbers. This discrepancy is attributed to media bias and to problems in gathering specific statistics on the homelessness problem.

Media coverage

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