Accommodating Difference: Evaluating Supported Housing for Vulnerable People
David Clapham
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Description for Accommodating Difference: Evaluating Supported Housing for Vulnerable People
Paperback. This important book explores the impact of different forms of policy and practice on the lives of vulnerable people, arguing for a flexible policy approach that places people in control of their own lives and creates housing options that effectively improve the well-being of those who live in them. Num Pages: 260 pages. BIC Classification: JFFB; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 340 x 23. Weight in Grams: 416.
Does current housing for vulnerable older, disabled or homeless people effectively improve the well-being of those who live in them? This important book explores the impact of different forms of policy and practice on the lives of vulnerable people, arguing for a flexible policy approach that places people in control of their own lives. The book will be a valuable resource for those working in and devising policy for supported housing as well as students on urban studies and planning courses and those studying Health and Social Care subjects who wish to better-understand the nature of supported housing.
Does current housing for vulnerable older, disabled or homeless people effectively improve the well-being of those who live in them? This important book explores the impact of different forms of policy and practice on the lives of vulnerable people, arguing for a flexible policy approach that places people in control of their own lives. The book will be a valuable resource for those working in and devising policy for supported housing as well as students on urban studies and planning courses and those studying Health and Social Care subjects who wish to better-understand the nature of supported housing.
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447306351
SKU
V9781447306351
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About David Clapham
Professor of Planning at the University of Reading in the UK and Visiting Professor at IBF at the University of Uppsala in Sweden.
Reviews for Accommodating Difference: Evaluating Supported Housing for Vulnerable People
Accommodating Difference is a much-needed addition to the evolving and unsettled discussion of supportive housing. This book is a critical and thoughtful read of policy and practice, which through its examples helps us to see how supportive housing can increase subjective well-being and maintain dignity. Janet Smith, Associate Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA David Clapham's work ... Read more