How to apply the capability approach to housing policy? Concepts, theories and challenges

B Kimhur - Housing, Theory and Society, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Housing has played a significant role in increasing inequality. It has been financialised and
losing its human and social dimensions. A critical review of housing policy directions is …

A rapid review of practices to support people experiencing homelessness during COVID-19

A Oudshoorn, T Benjamin, TA Smith-Carrier… - Housing, Care and …, 2021 - emerald.com
Purpose People experiencing homelessness are uniquely vulnerable to the impacts of a
pandemic, such as COVID-19. Therefore, governments across Canada have been …

On the lowest rung of the ladder: How social exclusion, perceived economic inequality and stigma increase homeless people's resignation

M Marinucci, P Riva, M Lenzi… - British Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the relevance of social exclusion and economic inequality for homelessness,
empirical studies investigating how these issues relate to homeless people's psychological …

Valuing control over one's immediate living environment: How homelessness responses corrode capabilities

B Watts, J Blenkinsopp - Housing, Theory and Society, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Informed by the capabilities approach, this paper considers the importance of control over
one's environment for people experiencing homelessness. Drawing on a study of temporary …

[HTML][HTML] “Locked down outside”: Perception of hazard and health resources in COVID-19 epidemic context among homeless people

C Allaria, S Loubière, E Mosnier, E Monfardini… - SSM-Population …, 2021 - Elsevier
While social inequality is widely recognised as being a risk factor for COVID-19 infection or
serious forms of the disease, many questions still remain concerning the perception of …

Autonomy and authority: Homeless service users' empowering experiences in housing first and staircase services

BR O'Shaughnessy… - Journal of Community & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Although Housing First (HF) has gained widespread support as a service model to
end homelessness, staircase services (SS) continue to proliferate. Critics have argued that …

Home as a base for a well-lived life: Comparing the capabilities of homeless service users in housing first and the staircase of transition in Europe

B O'Shaughnessy, RM Manning… - Housing, Theory and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Nussbaum's Central Capabilities refer to the elements of a well-lived life, and
many adults who experience homelessness are deprived of these capabilities. The study …

Women's mobility, neighbourhood socio-ecologies and homemaking in urban informal settlements

A Alam, A McGregor, D Houston - Housing Studies, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The paper contributes to the growing research on relational thinking about housing and
home by exploring the informal homes of rural migrants in Khulna city, Bangladesh. The …

Homeless women, material objects and home (un) making

L McCarthy - Housing Studies, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
There is a growing body of literature that attests that self-articulation is carried out through
the building, decorating and arranging of home. This, for the most part, has tended to overly …

[LIVRE][B] The Routledge handbook of housing and welfare

M Grander, M Stephens - 2024 - api.taylorfrancis.com
Names: Grander, Martin, editor.| Stephens, Mark, 1963–editor. Title: The Routledge
handbook of housing and welfare/edited by Martin Grander and Mark Stephens. Description …