Response to homelessness in Tempe, Arizona: Public opinion and government policy

Urban Geography

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 497-513

  Brinegar, Sarah J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING POLICY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; URBAN HOUSING;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034456616     PISSN: 02723638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3638.21.6.497     Document Type: Article

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