Suzanne Speak
Biographic Data
| ID | 2008868 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suzanne Speak |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suzanne |
| FAMILY NAME | Speak |
| SIGNATURE | SPEAK S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Newcastle University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Identity, food and landscape character in the urban context
Urban landscape character has been influenced by the evolving interactions between people and their lifestyles, food and city form. Concerns of urban populations about food production and consumption issues have led to a greater awareness of our links with food and how our food choices influence lifestyles. Consumer literature commonly categorises consumer types or identities, while the landscape literature similarly categorises landscapes throug…
Values’ as a tool for conceptualising homelessness in the global south
Planning for the needs of urban poor in the Global South
This paper is influenced by Sue Hendler’s concerns about the interlinked issues of feminism, ethics and social justice in planning. It uses a feminist-inspired ‘everyday life’ framework to explore the implication of recent settlement planning on the lives of urban poor people in Delhi. The work argues that, at the very least, planners need to understand the everyday lives of the urban poor if they are to execute socially just decision making in t…
Point of no return
Despite their productivity and contribution to urban development, homeless migrants are seen as problematic and their needs largely overlooked by policy. For many, migration and/or homelessness can form a part of a well-planned and successful strategy for individual or household survival or improvement. Nevertheless, other migrants find themselves living in a prolonged state of liminal homelessness, unable to return home or improve their situatio…
Who is homeless in developing countries
In deciding who is housed and who is homeless in developing countries, planners often display muddled thinking, rejecting accommodation which is considered acceptable by its residents. While industrialised nations regard inadequate housing as almost synonymous with homelessness, this congruence may be unhelpful in developing countries in which a large proportion of households live in housing which could be defined as inadequate. From the results …
Perceptions, Persecution and Pity
Interventions for homelessness in developing countries are frequently negative and unhelpful. They tend to exist in an environment of hostility, suspicion and apathy towards homeless people. This environment is cultivated and enhanced by negative and derogatory language and images used by politicians, the public and the media in their portrayal of homeless people as unemployed, beggars, drunks and criminals. Findings from a recently completed stu…
Relationship Between Children's Homelessness in Developing Countries and the Failure of Women's Rights Legislation
This paper explores the relationship between women's and children's homelessness in the context of existing rights legislation and cultural attitudes. It argues that children's homelessness cannot be understood in isolation from the economic precariousness of their mothers and their inequality in relation to a range of human rights. The paper draws upon a recent study of homelessness in nine developing countries (Peru, Ghana, Zimbabwe, South Afri…
Definitions of homelessness in developing countries
Degrees of destitution
There is an ongoing attempt to develop a globally acceptable definition of homelessness. Whether such a definition is broad and inclusive of squatters, and those living in particularly poor quality housing, or narrowly focused on street homelessness, it is likely to include a large population. Therefore, we are left with a need to develop criteria for identifying, allocating and prioritising appropriate support. Drawing on a study of homelessness…
Service not Included
The authors argue that research and policy debates on urban social marginalisation have largely neglected important restructuring trends in a range of essential private services, for example, food retailing, energy, telephony, and personal financial services. Using the case of the United Kingdom, they focus on two case studies carried out in the marginalised neighbourhoods of Benwell, in Newcastle upon Tyne, and Netherly Valley, in Liverpool. It …
Service not Included
The authors argue that research and policy debates on urban social marginalisation have largely neglected important restructuring trends in a range of essential private services, for example, food retailing, energy, telephony, and personal financial services. Using the case of the United Kingdom, they focus on two case studies carried out in the marginalised neighbourhoods of Benwell, in Newcastle upon Tyne, and Netherly Valley, in Liverpool. It …
Definitions of homelessness in developing countries
Degrees of destitution
There is an ongoing attempt to develop a globally acceptable definition of homelessness. Whether such a definition is broad and inclusive of squatters, and those living in particularly poor quality housing, or narrowly focused on street homelessness, it is likely to include a large population. Therefore, we are left with a need to develop criteria for identifying, allocating and prioritising appropriate support. Drawing on a study of homelessness…
Values’ as a tool for conceptualising homelessness in the global south
Relationship Between Children's Homelessness in Developing Countries and the Failure of Women's Rights Legislation
This paper explores the relationship between women's and children's homelessness in the context of existing rights legislation and cultural attitudes. It argues that children's homelessness cannot be understood in isolation from the economic precariousness of their mothers and their inequality in relation to a range of human rights. The paper draws upon a recent study of homelessness in nine developing countries (Peru, Ghana, Zimbabwe, South Afri…
Point of no return
Despite their productivity and contribution to urban development, homeless migrants are seen as problematic and their needs largely overlooked by policy. For many, migration and/or homelessness can form a part of a well-planned and successful strategy for individual or household survival or improvement. Nevertheless, other migrants find themselves living in a prolonged state of liminal homelessness, unable to return home or improve their situatio…
Who is homeless in developing countries
In deciding who is housed and who is homeless in developing countries, planners often display muddled thinking, rejecting accommodation which is considered acceptable by its residents. While industrialised nations regard inadequate housing as almost synonymous with homelessness, this congruence may be unhelpful in developing countries in which a large proportion of households live in housing which could be defined as inadequate. From the results …
Identity, food and landscape character in the urban context
Urban landscape character has been influenced by the evolving interactions between people and their lifestyles, food and city form. Concerns of urban populations about food production and consumption issues have led to a greater awareness of our links with food and how our food choices influence lifestyles. Consumer literature commonly categorises consumer types or identities, while the landscape literature similarly categorises landscapes throug…
Planning for the needs of urban poor in the Global South
This paper is influenced by Sue Hendler’s concerns about the interlinked issues of feminism, ethics and social justice in planning. It uses a feminist-inspired ‘everyday life’ framework to explore the implication of recent settlement planning on the lives of urban poor people in Delhi. The work argues that, at the very least, planners need to understand the everyday lives of the urban poor if they are to execute socially just decision making in t…
Perceptions, Persecution and Pity
Interventions for homelessness in developing countries are frequently negative and unhelpful. They tend to exist in an environment of hostility, suspicion and apathy towards homeless people. This environment is cultivated and enhanced by negative and derogatory language and images used by politicians, the public and the media in their portrayal of homeless people as unemployed, beggars, drunks and criminals. Findings from a recently completed stu…
Service not Included
The authors argue that research and policy debates on urban social marginalisation have largely neglected important restructuring trends in a range of essential private services, for example, food retailing, energy, telephony, and personal financial services. Using the case of the United Kingdom, they focus on two case studies carried out in the marginalised neighbourhoods of Benwell, in Newcastle upon Tyne, and Netherly Valley, in Liverpool. It …
Degrees of destitution
There is an ongoing attempt to develop a globally acceptable definition of homelessness. Whether such a definition is broad and inclusive of squatters, and those living in particularly poor quality housing, or narrowly focused on street homelessness, it is likely to include a large population. Therefore, we are left with a need to develop criteria for identifying, allocating and prioritising appropriate support. Drawing on a study of homelessness…
Relationship Between Children's Homelessness in Developing Countries and the Failure of Women's Rights Legislation
This paper explores the relationship between women's and children's homelessness in the context of existing rights legislation and cultural attitudes. It argues that children's homelessness cannot be understood in isolation from the economic precariousness of their mothers and their inequality in relation to a range of human rights. The paper draws upon a recent study of homelessness in nine developing countries (Peru, Ghana, Zimbabwe, South Afri…
Definitions of homelessness in developing countries
Who is homeless in developing countries
In deciding who is housed and who is homeless in developing countries, planners often display muddled thinking, rejecting accommodation which is considered acceptable by its residents. While industrialised nations regard inadequate housing as almost synonymous with homelessness, this congruence may be unhelpful in developing countries in which a large proportion of households live in housing which could be defined as inadequate. From the results …
Perceptions, Persecution and Pity
Interventions for homelessness in developing countries are frequently negative and unhelpful. They tend to exist in an environment of hostility, suspicion and apathy towards homeless people. This environment is cultivated and enhanced by negative and derogatory language and images used by politicians, the public and the media in their portrayal of homeless people as unemployed, beggars, drunks and criminals. Findings from a recently completed stu…
Point of no return
Despite their productivity and contribution to urban development, homeless migrants are seen as problematic and their needs largely overlooked by policy. For many, migration and/or homelessness can form a part of a well-planned and successful strategy for individual or household survival or improvement. Nevertheless, other migrants find themselves living in a prolonged state of liminal homelessness, unable to return home or improve their situatio…
Planning for the needs of urban poor in the Global South
This paper is influenced by Sue Hendler’s concerns about the interlinked issues of feminism, ethics and social justice in planning. It uses a feminist-inspired ‘everyday life’ framework to explore the implication of recent settlement planning on the lives of urban poor people in Delhi. The work argues that, at the very least, planners need to understand the everyday lives of the urban poor if they are to execute socially just decision making in t…
Values’ as a tool for conceptualising homelessness in the global south
Identity, food and landscape character in the urban context
Urban landscape character has been influenced by the evolving interactions between people and their lifestyles, food and city form. Concerns of urban populations about food production and consumption issues have led to a greater awareness of our links with food and how our food choices influence lifestyles. Consumer literature commonly categorises consumer types or identities, while the landscape literature similarly categorises landscapes throug…
Economic growth (9 works) · Economics (9 works) · Political science (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Urban and Rural Development Challenges (6 works) · Developing country (5 works) · Development economics (5 works) · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism (5 works)