Poor People, Poor Places : A Geography of Poverty and Deprivation in Ireland

Poverty is not uniformly distributed throughout Ireland.

Some areas clearly experience much higher levels of poverty than others, whether urban public housing estates or peripheral rural areas.

However, the spatial dimensions of poverty are, at best, only partially understood.

This book brings together disparate sources of information on the geography of poverty and initiates a debate from which can emerge more effective policy responses.

It should be of interest to students of geography and the social sciences, and should appeal to policy-makers and practitioners concerned with spatial responses to poverty, such as those involved in urban, rural and community interventions.