02945nam 2200625 a 450 991078136250332120230721010138.01-59332-555-X(CKB)2550000000035052(EBL)837749(OCoLC)774494047(SSID)ssj0000553448(PQKBManifestationID)11379394(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000553448(PQKBWorkID)10504924(PQKB)10259590(MiAaPQ)EBC837749(Au-PeEL)EBL837749(CaPaEBR)ebr10430490(EXLCZ)99255000000003505220080521d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLost in space[electronic resource] the criminalization, globalization, and urban ecology of homelessness /Randall AmsterNew York LFB Scholarly Publishing20081 online resource (283 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-59332-297-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-263) and index.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.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, redevelopmentHomelessnessHomelessnessArizonaTempeUrban ecology (Sociology)Public spacesHomeless personsCrime and globalizationHomelessness.HomelessnessUrban ecology (Sociology)Public spaces.Homeless persons.Crime and globalization.362.5Amster Randall1465262MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781362503321Lost in space3835512UNINA