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Autore |
Amster Randall |
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Titolo |
Lost in space [[electronic resource] ] : the criminalization, globalization, and urban ecology of homelessness / / Randall Amster |
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New York, : LFB Scholarly Publishing, 2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (283 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Homelessness |
Homelessness - Arizona - Tempe |
Urban ecology (Sociology) |
Public spaces |
Homeless persons |
Crime and globalization |
Electronic books. |
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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. 239-263) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Facing the "homeless problem" : subsistence, survival, and skid row -- Urban ecology and public space : Disney, development, and dystopia -- Patterns of exclusion : the perversity of homeless criminalization -- Mapping the territory : meanings, methodologies, means and ends -- Case in point : a brief history of the Tempe sidewalk ordinance -- The ecology of resistance : human rights struggles and the contested realms of public space -- Cities of the future : localizing the global, globalizing the local. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Amster explores the historical and contemporary implications of homelessness both as a social and spatial problem, drawing upon academic disciplines and policy concerns ranging from urban geography to legal advocacy. Homeless people often find themselves on the front lines of a struggle to preserve places that are theoretically open to everyone regardless of status. Urban spaces in particular manifest a complex and dynamic ecology comprised of people, culture, architecture, technology, and the natural environment, often expressed through concrete processes such as gentrification, redevelopment |
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