How Ten Global Cities Take on HomelessnessHow Ten Global Cities Take on Homelessness

This book takes on perhaps the most formidable issue facing metropolitan areas today: the large numbers of homeless residents within cities. Four dedicated experts with first-hand experience profile ten cities -- Bogota, Mexico City, Los Angeles, Houston, Nashville, New York City, Baltimore, Edmonton, Paris, and Athens -- to explore ideas, strategies, successes, and failures. Together they bring an array of government, nonprofit, and academic perspectives to offer a truly global perspective. The authors answer essential questions about the nature and causes of homelessness and analyze how cities have used innovation and local political coordination to address this pervasive problem.