As economic recession resurges, the acknowledgement of tent cities, or homeless encampments, has steadily been increasing. Some individuals see tent cities as the inability of local governments to provide for their homeless populations, while others simply see them as a nuisance to surrounding communities. These encampments consist of recently unemployed individuals, as well as the chronic homeless, and host a number of sanitation and safety concerns.
While acknowledging the serious drawbacks of tent cities and the need for more permanent solutions to homelessness, Loftus-Farren, a Harvard University graduate and Earth Island Journal Contributor argues that local governments, officials and policy makers should facilitate or permit tent cities
While acknowledging the serious drawbacks of tent cities and the need for more permanent solutions to homelessness, Loftus-Farren, a Harvard University graduate and Earth Island Journal Contributor argues that local governments, officials and policy makers should facilitate or permit tent cities