Housing, Homelessness, and Social Policy in the Urban North

“Spanning Indigenous territories in what is now northern Canada, Alaska, and Greenland, contributors to this volume demonstrate the power of looking at urban configurations across northern contexts for shared themes and experiences of housing insecurity and homelessness. A call for understanding lived experiences and building policy solutions that fit the diverse social, historical, and economic contexts of homelessness in northern spaces, this volume will be of interest to diverse groups of scholars, students, policymakers, and leaders interested in social processes in the circumpolar North, as well as to northern housing and homelessness advocates who may see their struggles and successes reflected back to them in these pages.” Sara V. Komarnisky, Research Chair, Health and Community, Aurora College

“A groundbreaking volume examining housing and homelessness across the circumpolar north, calling into question received ideas about how and why northerners experience homelessness and what to do about it. Includes both regional and thematic analyses to help readers think through connections across diverse geographies. A must-read for northern scholars and policymakers.” Emilie Cameron, Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University

“Equally humanistic and practical in its approach, this much-needed volume explores the complexities of northern homelessness in the Canadian North, Alaska, and Greenland. With equal emphasis on policy, practice, history, and lived experiences of homelessness, the contributions to this book work together to create a robust portrait of the effects of colonialism on the circumpolar world. It attends to rural-urban geographies of displacement and belonging in ways that will make lasting impacts on how these social issues can and should be addressed.” Lindsay Bell, Department of Anthropology, Western University