{"product_id":"homelessness-is-a-housing-problem-by-gregg-colburn-9780520383784","title":"Homelessness Is a Housing Problem","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHomelessness Is a Housing Problem\u003c\/i\u003e, Gregg Colburn and Clayton Page Aldern seek to explain the substantial regional variation in rates of homelessness in cities across the United States. In a departure from many analytical approaches, Colburn and Aldern shift their focus from the individual experiencing homelessness to the metropolitan area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUsing accessible statistical analysis, they test a range of conventional beliefs about what drives the prevalence of homelessness in a given city—including mental illness, drug use, poverty, weather, generosity of public assistance, and low-income mobility—and find that none explain the regional variation observed across the country. Instead, housing market conditions, such as the cost and availability of rental housing, offer a far more convincing account.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith rigor and clarity, \u003ci\u003eHomelessness Is a Housing Problem\u003c\/i\u003e explores U.S. cities' diverse experiences with housing precarity and offers policy solutions for unique regional contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596588892396,"sku":"9780520383784","price":83.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520383784-homelessness-is-a-housing-problem.jpg?v=1777931767","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/homelessness-is-a-housing-problem-by-gregg-colburn-9780520383784","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}