Contested Landscapes of Poverty and Homelessness In Southern Europe Reflections from Athens /

The book uses Athens as a case study to identify the key features of urban anti-poverty policies in Greece and to discuss them in relation to policy developments in the crisis-ridden countries of Southern Europe. The idea of contested landscapes shapes the focus of the book on urban poverty and home...

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Main Authors: Arapoglou, Vassilis P. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Gounis, Kostas. (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62452-5
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
  • List of Maps
  • List of Acronyms
  • Chapter 1: Introduction
  • Chapter 2: Landscapes of homelessness and poverty in North American and European cities
  • Chapter 3: Poverty and homelessness during the Great Recession and its aftermath
  • Chapter 4: Contested landscapes of homelessness in Athens
  • Chapter 5: Welfare state rescaling and austerity since 2011
  • Chapter 6: Landscapes of emergency: roll-with poverty management?
  • Chapter 7: Problematising emergency and poverty management
  • Chapter 8: Landscapes of hope, experiments with community care
  • Chapter 9: Reflections and policy implications.