Housing Policy & Studies Books

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   The Gentrification Debates: A Reader

   By Japonica Brown-Saracino

   Uniquely well suited for teaching, this innovative text-reader strengthens students’ critical thinking skills, sparks classroom discussion, and also provides a comprehensive and accessible understanding of gentrification....

   March 2010 | 978-0-415-80165-2 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   The Integration Debate: Competing Futures For American Cities

   Edited by Chester Hartman, Gregory Squires

   Racial integration, and policies intended to achieve greater integration, continue to generate controversy in the United States, with some of the most heated debates taking place among long-standing advocates of racial equality. Today, many nonwhites express what has been referred to as "...

   July 2009 | 978-0-415-99460-6 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Segregation: The Rising Costs for America

   Edited by James H. Carr, Nandinee K. Kutty

   Segregation: The Rising Costs for America documents how discriminatory practices in the housing markets through most of the past century, and that continue today, have produced extreme levels of residential segregation that result in significant disparities in access to good jobs, quality education...

   2008 | 978-0-415-96533-0 | Paperback (Routledge)

4. Homelessness in Rural America: Policy and Practice

   By Jean A. Pardeck, Paul A Rollinson

   2006 | 978-0-7890-1634-8 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Accessible Housing: Quality, Disability and Design

   By Rob Imrie

   Considering the interrelationships between disability and housing design with a focus on the role of policy in addressing the housing needs of disabled people, this book sets out some of the broader debates about the nature of housing, quality and design. In what ways are domestic design and...

   2005 | 978-0-415-31892-1 | Paperback (Routledge)
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   Race, Politics, and Community Development Funding: The Discolor of Money

   By Marvin D Feit, Michael Bonds

   Learn how racial and political bias often contribute to the misuse of funding and affect low income and minority communities! Share an insider’s view of how race and politics impact the distribution of city services and how the promises of elected African Americans and liberal whites to poor...

   2004 | 978-0-7890-2149-6 | Paperback (Routledge)

7. Practicing Social Justice

   By Ellen Burkemper, William J Hutchison, Jan Wilson, John J Stretch

   Examine new research and innovative programs targeted to serve vulnerable populations! This collection highlights innovative programs and interventions targeted toward underserved, vulnerable, and marginalized populations, including the homeless, immigrants, refugees, female ex-offenders, people...

   2003 | 978-0-7890-2107-6 | Paperback (Routledge)

8. Latino Poverty in the New Century: Inequalities, Challenges, and Barriers

   By Maria Vidal De Haymes, Keith Kilty, Elizabeth Segal

   Understand the social factors that challenge this fast-growing community!The Latino community will soon be the largest minority population in the United States. Although Hispanics have been part of the American scene since before independence, their issues have only recently drawn the attention of...

   2000 | 978-0-7890-1161-9 | Paperback (Routledge)

9. Housing Policy

   By Jean Conway

   Edited by Pete Alcock, Professor Peter Alcock (S Ed)

   In this book, the author provides an analysis which spans the whole field from bricks and mortar to the impact of housing policy on health, care, crime, education and the economy as a whole. Practical insight into housing from a number of perspectives can be gained: economic, financial and...

   1999 | 978-0-9533571-2-3 | Paperback (Routledge)

10. Homelessness Prevention in Treatment of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness: Logic Models and Implementation of Eight American Projects

    By Patricia Hanrahan, Michael D Matters, Kendon J Conrad

    Through Homelessness Prevention in Treatment of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness: Logic Models and Implementation of Eight American Projects, psychiatrist, psychologists, and social workers will discover the results of eight, three-year long development projects funded by the Substance Abuse and...

    1999 | 978-0-7890-0750-6 | Hardback (Routledge)