“Place” refers to where people live, learn, and/or work, and/or the characteristics thereof. It is often used interchangeably with “geography” and “location” in the poverty studies arena. Common measures of place include urbanicity (urban, exurban, suburban, rural), neighborhood, census tract, and region.
Why is Violence So Persistent in Some Areas of Chicago?
- Robert Vargas
- Podcasts
- October 2015
Leveraging big data to help restore the American Dream
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2015
Finding food assistance and food retailers in Detroit
- Scott W. Allard, Maria V. Wathen, Sandra K. Danziger, and H. Luke Shaefer
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2015
Detroit’s food justice and food systems
- Dorceta E. Taylor and Kerry J. Ard
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2015
The changing geography of poverty
- Alexandra K. Murphy and Scott W. Allard
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2015
The Great Black Migration: Opportunity and competition in Northern labor markets
- Leah Platt Boustan
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Spring/Summer 2015
Child Support Receipt, Moves, and School Changes
- Marah A. Curtis and Emily J. Warren
- Report
- September 2015
The Changing Geography of Poverty
- Scott Allard and Alexandra Murphy
- Webinar
- May 20 2015
Pollution and Environmental Justice in Low-Income Communities of Color
- Dorceta Taylor
- Podcasts
- April 2015
Unaffordable America: Poverty, housing, and eviction
- Matthew Desmond
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- March 2015