University of Adelaide researchers have built a comprehensive profile of homelessness and associated health issues in Adelaide. Their work is published in the Australian Journal of Social Issues.
Social Sciences
Dec 27, 2022
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In 2017, the Scottish philosopher William MacAskill coined the name "longtermism" to describe the idea "that positively affecting the long-run future is a key moral priority of our time." The label took off among like-minded ...
Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2022
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The latest data compiled by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics show that the number of homeless people has grown by 25% in Spain in the last ten years. This social problem has gone from affecting 22,900 people in ...
Social Sciences
Dec 8, 2022
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In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement, there has been a heightened awareness of ethnic inequality in the UK. Despite some recent studies on housing conditions in the context of the pandemic, little attention has ...
Social Sciences
Dec 3, 2022
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A new report from Heriot-Watt University, and Matt Rayment from ICF, has outlined a range of findings highlighting the benefits and challenges of scaling the "Housing First" approach to address homelessness in Scotland.
Social Sciences
Nov 29, 2022
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This summer, homeless encampments in cities such as Vancouver and Los Angeles and others were dismantled.
Economics & Business
Oct 17, 2022
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A record-setting heat wave made life miserable in much of the West on Tuesday, with California stretching into its second week of excessive heat that taxed the state's power supply with record-setting demand and brought it ...
Environment
Sep 7, 2022
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Californians sweltering in the West's lengthening heat wave were asked to reduce air conditioning and cut other electricity use again during critical hours Friday and again Saturday to prevent stress on the state's electrical ...
Environment
Sep 3, 2022
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Households are feeling the pinch from the rising cost of living. But while the price of electricity, groceries and petrol are causing concerns, perhaps the most significant rising cost is housing.
Social Sciences
Aug 26, 2022
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Twenty-something Melburnian Harrison Pawluck could be doing worse things than building a TikTok audience through "random acts of kindness."
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2022
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