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Autore |
Tipple A. Graham |
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Titolo |
The hidden millions [[electronic resource] ] : homelessness in developing countries / / Graham Tipple and Suzanne Speak |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-09139-7 |
1-282-01644-X |
9786612016448 |
0-203-88334-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (342 p.) |
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Collana |
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Housing and society series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Homeless persons - Housing - Developing countries |
Homelessness - Developing countries |
Homelessness |
Housing policy - Developing countries |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-314) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Figures; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Current understandings of homelessness; 2 Homelessness and international housing policy; 3 The continuing urban housing shortfall and affordability crisis; 4 Defining homelessness in developing countries; 5 Accommodation conditions and differentiating between homeless people and those in inadequate housing; 6 Estimating the hidden millions; 7 Who are the hidden millions? The characteristics of homeless people; 8 Economic, social and cultural causes; 9 Political and legal issues; 10 Disaster and conflict |
11 Exclusion, perceptions and isolation12 Children and homelessness; 13 Towards strategic interventions for homeless people; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explores the extent, causes and characteristics of homelessness in developing countries. Bringing together a major review of literature and empirical case studies, it is invaluable for those studying, researching or working in housing, homelessness, social |
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