Homelessness to Hope

Research, Policy and Global Perspectives

1st Edition - April 16, 2024
Editors: Uday Chatterjee, Rajib Shaw, Lakshmi Sivaramakrishnan, Jenia Mukherjee, Raktima Ghosh
Language: English
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Homelessness to Hope: Research, Policy and Practices on Global Perspectives brings together stories, observations and critical appraisals that have emerged out of interdisciplinary studies spanning the global North and South. It explores how diverse accounts on homelessness and homeless people are situated within the structural-institutional arrangements of the developing and developed worlds. Through its comparative framework, the book offers a broader understanding of the multiple ways in which homelessness is experienced, perceived, and addressed. The book uses cross-cutting theoretical framings (such as resilience, wellbeing, social-ecological systems, sustainability, urban planning, institutions, gender) and emerging discourses on homelessness to complement current empirical findings.

In addition, it provides insights on diverse concepts, meanings, perceptions, identities, and values concerning homelessness across rural and urban settings to promote a comprehensive understanding. In doing so, the book critically addresses the limits of contemporary discussions on homelessness, eviction, and poverty. Broadly, the book's authors explore the causations and processes of homelessness to shed light on physical, social, ontological, territorial, and cognitive facets of homelessness at both local and regional contexts across the world. Furthermore, the book lays a strong focus on viable transitions through identifying, comparing, and advocating for inclusive, collaborative, actionable measures and policies.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
About the editors
Preface
Section I. Introduction
Chapter 1. Home, homeless, and homelessness
1. Introduction
2. Significance of addressing homelessness and global scenario
3. Indian scenario of home, homeless, and homelessness
4. Challenges and opportunities in addressing homelessness
5. Conclusion
Chapter 2. Conceptualizing homelessness in context to global south
1. Introduction: Conceptualizing “homelessness”
2. Complex factors associated with “homelessness” in global south
3. Conclusion
Section II. Rural urban homelessness and socioecological drivers
Chapter 3. Urbanization, poverty, and homelessness in Zambian cities: A threat to the achievement of sustainable development goals
1. Introduction
2. Limitations of the study
3. Materials and methods
4. Rationale of the study
5. Urbanization, poverty, and homelessness in Zambia
6. Government strategies for sustainable urbanization and housing
7. Recommendations
8. Conclusions
Chapter 4. Strengthening rural–urban linkage through growth center to reduce homelessness
1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Analysis and discussion
4. Findings and recommendations
5. Conclusion
Chapter 5. Migrants and homelessness: Life on the streets in urban India
1. Introduction
2. Recent trends in migration
3. Methodology
4. Results and discussion
5. Internal migration—the push and pull factors
6. Migrant's life in urban India
7. Recommendations and way forward
8. Conclusion
Chapter 6. Impact of flood vulnerability on livelihood, health, and homelessness: A case study of flood-affected blocks in lower Shilai watershed, West Bengal, India
1. Introduction
2. Study area
3. Objectives of the present study
4. Materials and methods
5. Shilai river and drainage system characteristics of lower Shilai watershed
6. Reasons for flooding in the lower reaches of Shilai river
7. Downstream effects of Shilai pick-up barrage on rivers of lower Shilai watershed
8. The extent of flood damage in lower reaches of Shilai river
9. Impact assessment of Shilai river flood
10. The multidimensional impact of flood in the lower reaches of Shilai river
11. Livelihood status of the surveyed households
12. Resilience strategies: Pre-flood preparedness and post-flood relief and rehabilitation
13. Conclusion
Chapter 7. Climate-change induced out-migration and resultant women empowerment: Glimpses of resilience from Indian Sundarbans
1. Introduction
2. Research question
3. Study area
4. Objectives
5. Materials and methods
6. Result and discussion
7. Conclusion
Chapter 8. Comparing rural and urban homelessness in the context of environmental vulnerability in India's hill states
1. Introduction
2. Overview of homelessness in rural and urban areas
3. Factors contributing to homelessness in hill states
4. Homelessness trends and patterns in the Himalayan hill states
5. Discussion
6. Conclusion
Chapter 9. The price of a roof: How rental stress is fueling hidden homelessness in Khulna City, Bangladesh
1. Introduction
2. (Re)conceptualizing hidden homelessness for Bangladesh
3. Methodology
4. Results and discussion
5. Discussion
6. Conclusion
Chapter 10. Urbanization, homelessness, and climate change: Urban resilience challenges in Indonesia
1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
3. Results and discussion
4. Conclusions
Chapter 11. Contextualizing the drivers of homelessness among women in Kolkata megacity: An exploratory study
1. Introduction
2. Methodology
3. Results
4. Discussions
5. Strengths and limitations
6. Conclusion
Chapter 12. Distress in ecological drivers and its impact on homelessness: Case study of Sagar Island
1. Introduction
2. Identification of study area
3. Methodology
4. Result and discussion
5. Conclusion
Section III. Homelessness and social stress
Chapter 13. Surviving the streets: An unequal battle for homeless women
1. Introduction
2. Methods and materials
3. Results and discussion
4. Conclusion and recommendations: Achieving gender equality in the streets
5. Future research
Chapter 14. A portrait of poverty in the street of Jakarta, Indonesia: Manusia Karung “Sack People”and their deceptive path to prosperity through compassion
1. Introduction
2. Rationale of the study
3. Limitations of the study
4. Materials and methods
5. Results and discussion
6. Challenges and solutions
7. Recommendations
8. Conclusions
Chapter 15. Effects of homelessness on quality of life and health
1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
3. Results and discussion
4. Limitations of the study
5. Recommendations
6. Conclusions
Chapter 16. The quality of life pathways linking homelessness to health: A case of Bangladesh
1. Introduction
2. Defining key concepts
3. Theoretical framework
4. Pathways of homelessness to health
5. Limitations and implications
6. Conclusions
Section IV. Homelessness, governancy policy and sustainable solution
Chapter 17. Exploring the model of Urban Innovation District as a solution for housing need in Neoliberal era: Case of Amravati, India
1. Introduction
2. Research methodology
3. Literature review
4. Potential of Amravati as innovation district
5. Conclusion
Chapter 18. Urbanization as a remedy for homelessness: An analysis of the positive effect of peri-urban development
1. Introduction
2. Limitations of the study
3. Methodology
4. Result and discussion
5. Findings and recommendations
6. Conclusion
Chapter 19. Meta-analysis of housing policy in India (1990–2022)
1. Introduction
2. Materials and methods
3. Results and discussion
4. Limitations of the study
5. Conclusion
Chapter 20. Homelessness in the context of extreme poverty: Social policy from Indonesia
1. Introduction
2. The rationale of the study
3. Materials and methods
4. Results and discussion
5. Limitations of the study
6. Recommendations
7. Conclusions
Chapter 21. Housing intervention for people who are homeless in Indonesia: Combining institutional and community-based approaches
1. Introduction
2. The rationale of the study
3. Materials and methods
4. Results and discussion
5. Limitations of the study
6. Recommendations
7. Conclusions
Chapter 22. Government policy transformation toward a reformed rental housing ecosystem as a mitigator of homelessness in postpandemic India
1. Introduction
2. Literature review
3. Assessment of existing government policies on rental housing
4. Case studies: International best practices
5. Recommendations for rental housing policy transformations for the homeless
6. Future directions in policy, practice, and research on rental housing for mitigating homelessness
7. Conclusion
Chapter 23. Homelessness and solution-oriented pathways and recommendations
1. Introduction
2. Literature review
3. Solution-oriented pathways
4. Role of government
5. Politics of generosity
6. Individualized choice-based supports
7. Inclusive politics (social justice)
8. Limitations of the study
9. Challenges to solution-oriented pathways
10. Recommendations
11. Conclusions
Chapter 24. Social support system and rights for survival of homeless people
1. Introduction
2. Study area
3. Data and methodology
4. Social support network
5. Social, economic, and political rights of homeless people
6. Conclusion
Chapter 25. Trends, associated factors, and the policy necessities with a special focus on the Quality of Life (QoL) of the homeless populations
1. Introduction
2. Limitations of the study
3. Materials and methods
4. Results and discussion
5. Challenges and solutions
6. Recommendations
7. Conclusion
Index

Uday Chatterjee

Dr. Uday Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor at Bhatter College in Dantan, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India, and an Applied Geographer with a Post-Graduate in Applied Geography from Utkal University and a Doctorate in Applied Geography from Ravenshaw University in Cuttack, Odisha. He has contributed to a number of research papers that have been published in reputable national and international publications, as well as edited book volumes. He has also organized (as the convener) a Faculty Development Program on "Modern ways of teaching and advanced research methods," which was funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR). Urban Planning, Social and Human Geography, Applied Geomorphology, Hazards & Disasters, Environmental Issues, Land Use and Rural Development are some of his research interests. The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) of the Government of West Bengal, India, financed his research. He has worked as a reviewer for a number of international publications. Dr. Uday Chatterjee is currently the lead editor of the Springer Special Issue (S.I) on Urbanism, Smart Cities, and Modelling.

Affiliations and expertise

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Bhatter College (Affiliated to Vidyasagar University), Dantan, India

Rajib Shaw

Dr. Rajib Shaw is a professor at Keio University's Graduate School of Media and Governance. He is also the Chairperson of SEEDS Asia and CWS Japan, two Japanese NGOs, and a Senior Fellow of the Institute of Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Japan. He was previously the Executive Director of the Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR) and a Kyoto University Professor. Disaster governance, community-based disaster risk management, climate change adaptation, urban risk management, and disaster and environmental education are all areas of interest for him. Professor Shaw is the Chair of the UN Science Technology Advisory Group for Disaster Risk Reduction (STAG) and the Co-Chair of the Asia Science Technology Academic Advisory Group (ASTAAG). He's also the CLA (Coordinating Lead Author) for the IPCC's 6th Assessment Report's Asia chapter. He is the editor-in-chief of the journal "Progress in Disaster Science" published by Elsevier, as well as the series editor of a Springer book series on disaster risk reduction. Prof. Shaw has over 45 books to his credit, as well as over 300 scholarly papers and book chapters.

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Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University, Japan

Lakshmi Sivaramakrishnan

Prof. Lakshmi Sivaramakrishnan is the founder of the Geography Department at Jadavpur University. She has taught at North Bengal University and The University of Burdwan as full time Faculty and as Guest Faculty at the University of Tripura, WBSU, Calcutta University, Kalyani University. She is an Urban Geographer who combines the strengths of Regional Planning and Human Geography. She has 60 research papers and 3 books to her credit. She has delivered lectures across Universities in India. She has taken up projects under UGC and has been supervising several research fellows. She has guided more than 20 scholars who have obtained their doctoral degree and has also supervised several MPhil scholars. She is on the editorial board of many renowned journals such as Hill Geographer, Regional Science Policy and Practice, RSAI, Indian Journal of Regional Science and at present is the Editor of Geographical Review of India, Kolkata.

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Professor, Department of Geography, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

Jenia Mukherjee

Dr. Jenia Mukherjee is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. Her research interests span across urban studies and environmental history. She received the Australian Leadership Awards Fellowship in 2010 and 2015. She published the book Blue Infrastructures: Natural Ecology, Political History and Urban Development in Kolkata and has widely published in peer-reviewed journals including Environment and Planning E, International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, Urban Research and Practice, as well as book chapters. She is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board for Routledge’s Equity, Justice and the Sustainable City series edited by Julian Agyeman.

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Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Science, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India

Raktima Ghosh

Raktima Ghosh is a Doctoral Researcher at the Rekhi Centre of Excellence for the Science of Happiness, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. A part of the Global Partnership Project undertaken by University of Manitoba and funded by SSHRC (Canada), her doctoral work focuses on dried fish social economy and fisheries governance in coastal West Bengal. Specifically, she explores the transdisciplinary possibilities to design solution-focused pathways through applying a participatory approach in dried fish research. Broad areas of her research include environmental governance, fish value chains, social ecological systems, and human geography.

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Doctoral Researcher, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India

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