Towards inclusion: Local government, public space and homelessness in New Zealand

New Zealand Geographer

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 185-195

  Laurenson, Penelope ^a   Collins, Damian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Homelessness; Local government; New Zealand; Public space

Indexed keywords

HOMELESSNESS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PUBLIC SPACE; REGULATORY APPROACH; SOCIAL POLICY; STATE ROLE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 33750469393     PISSN: 00288144     EISSN: 17457939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7939.2006.00069.x     Document Type: Article

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