Developing a global framework for conceptualising and measuring homelessness

Habitat International

Volumn 55, Issue , 2016, Pages 124-132

  Busch Geertsema, Volker ^a   Culhane, Dennis ^b   Fitzpatrick, Suzanne ^c  

^a Association for Social Planning and Social Research   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Definition; Global; Homelessness; Measurement; Unsheltered

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; HOMELESSNESS; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 84962076183     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2016.03.004     Document Type: Article

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