“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.
The Suburbanization of U.S. Poverty
- Scott Allard
- Podcasts
- August 2016
Rural Development after the Great Recession
- Gary Green and Carol Wetuski
- Webinar
- July 13 2016
Financial Security: How to Measure it and Why it Matters for Families
- Caroline Ratcliffe and J. Michael Collins
- Webinar
- May 11 2016
Rethinking Neighborhood Violence in Chicago
- Robert Vargas and Forrest Stuart
- Webinar
- April 13 2016
How does incarceration affect where people live after prison, and does it vary by race?
- Michael Massoglia, Glenn Firebaugh, and Cody Warner
- Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
- Fall/Winter (2015–2016) 2016
Reducing Health Disparities by Poverty Status
- Barbara Wolfe
- Fast Focus Policy Brief
- October 2015
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