Erscheint: April 2027
Buch (Softcover): Fachbuch
Roofless
Partnerships, Self-Governance, and Community in a Homeless Tent Camp
Verlag:
Rutgers University Press Unsere-Artikel-Nr.: P35832107
EAN: 9781978846203
Erscheint: April 2027
Versand: Kostenlos
CHF 62.–
Beschreibung
Roofless. critically examines homelessness and responses to it in the United States through the growing practice of forming tent camps. Karen A. Snedker and Jennifer McKinney position Seattle's "Tent City 3," (the US city with the third-largest homeless population), as an organizational model for other local governments to consider implementing in addressing their homelessness crises. Snedker and McKinney document this tent city's development through a census they conducted from 2019 to 2020, though the efforts behind Tent City 3 have a history dating back two decades. Through such an examination, the authors reveal surprising points of view and outcomes, including grassroots partnerships between city agencies, nonprofits, religious organizations, and educational institutions. In the context of rising homelessness in the US, understanding and having insight into the residents' experience of sanctioned unsheltered homelessness, compared to instances of unsanctioned encampments, allows readers to acquire a complete, nuanced picture of tent-based homelessness. As such, Roofless. provides valuable insight to audiences ranging from scholars of sociology and social work, policymakers, homelessness advocates, and politicians.
Spezifikationen
Sprache
- Englisch
Autor
- Karen A Snedker
- Jennifer Mckinney
Erscheinungsjahr
- 2027
Format
- Buch (Softcover)
Anzahl Seiten
- 226