Homelessness and the mobile shelter system: Public transportation as shelter

Journal of Social Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 333-350

  Nichols, Laura ^a   Cázares, Fernando ^b  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Formerly Housing Services Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOMELESSNESS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; SERVICE PROVISION; SHELTER; TRANSPORTATION POLICY; TRANSPORTATION SAFETY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 82455245474     PISSN: 00472794     EISSN: 14697823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0047279410000644     Document Type: Article

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