The sociospatial exclusion of single homeless people in Berlin and Los Angeles

American Behavioral Scientist

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 928-960

  Von Mahs, Jürgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Germany; Homelessness; Public policy; United States

Indexed keywords

EID: 16244365220     PISSN: 00027642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002764204274201     Document Type: Article

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