Place

“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.

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Detroit’s food justice and food systems

  • Dorceta E. Taylor and Kerry J. Ard
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2015
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The changing geography of poverty

  • Alexandra K. Murphy and Scott W. Allard
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2015
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The Great Black Migration: Opportunity and competition in Northern labor markets

  • Leah Platt Boustan
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2015
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Child Support Receipt, Moves, and School Changes

  • Marah A. Curtis and Emily J. Warren
  • Report
  • 2015
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The Changing Geography of Poverty

  • Scott Allard and Alexandra Murphy
  • Webinar
  • 2015
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Pollution and Environmental Justice in Low-Income Communities of Color

  • Dorceta Taylor
  • Podcasts
  • 2015
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Unaffordable America: Poverty, housing, and eviction

  • Matthew Desmond
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • 2015
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Brain Drain: A Child’s Brain on Poverty

  • Neil Damron
  • Poverty Fact Sheet
  • 2015
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Educational opportunity for homeless students

  • Peter Miller, Alexandra E. Pavlakis, Lea Samartino, and Alexis K. Bourgeois
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2015
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Reducing inequality: Neighborhood and school interventions

  • Lawrence F. Katz
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • 2015