Global and Local Homelessness

Essay # 58210

Economics > International
Political Science > Social Security and Welfare
Psychology > Social

Describes global homelessness and how it is also tied to the issue of local homelessness.

2,857 words () | 38 sources | APA | 2004 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper begins by describing global/worldwide homelessness. It provides refugee data and statistics. The paper also covers issues, such as globalization, rent control and affordable housing, gentrification, and hidden homelessness. It also looks at what people are doing to help homelessness. The paper includes statistics and supporting information.

From the Paper:

"We constantly see and hear about homelessness, even in our own communities. Homelessness is a growing problem throughout the world, but many of us do not understand how huge the issue is. Homelessness is defined as a condition of people who lack regular legal access to adequate housing (MSN Encarta). In 1999 there was up to 100 million homeless people in the world and in 2000 there was about 3.5 million homeless people in the United States (How Many People Experience Homelessness?, 2002). At least 600 million people live in shelters in developing world cities that are life threatening or health threatening (100 Million Homeless in World). About 50,000 people die everyday as a result of poor shelter, polluted water and inadequate sanitation. The things that cause homelessness throughout the world help bring it into our own communities."