Across the United States, tiny house villages are increasingly appearing as a method of addressing homelessness. There has been no formal or sustained effort to document tiny house villages for the homeless, however. This research involves the development of a database on the location and characteristics of tiny house villages for the homeless in the United States. The database not only includes locational information but involves an inventory of several physical and social characteristics at each site. Furthermore, an open-access browser-based Web-mapping app has been developed that will allow users to not only visualize the geographic location and data associated with these villages but input data on new tiny house villages for the homeless as they are opened. The database has resulted in a wealth of information, including the average size and cost of tiny houses in villages for the homeless, as well as the percentages of villages that offer amenities such as transportation access and mental health services. This article provides an overview of the data in the national tiny house inventory and potential venues of research that could aid community planners and advocates of tiny house villages for the homelessness in best integrating these developments.

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用小房子解决无家可归问题：美国小房子村的清单

在美国各地，小房子村越来越多地成为解决无家可归问题的一种方法。然而，没有正式或持续的努力来记录无家可归者的小房子村庄。这项研究涉及开发一个关于美国无家可归者的小房子村庄的位置和特征的数据库。该数据库不仅包括位置信息，还包括每个站点的几个物理和社会特征的清单。此外，还开发了一种基于浏览器的开放式网络地图应用程序，它不仅可以让用户可视化与这些村庄相关的地理位置和数据，还可以在开放时为无家可归者输入新的小房子村庄的数据。该数据库产生了丰富的信息，包括为无家可归者准备的小房子的平均大小和成本，以及提供交通便利和心理健康服务等便利设施的村庄的百分比。本文概述了国家小房子清单中的数据，以及可以帮助社区规划者和无家可归者小房子村倡导者最好地整合这些发展的潜在研究场所。