Department of Environment Index
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The Department of Environment
Index (DoE) is an index of urban poverty
designed to assess relative levels of deprivation in local authorities in England
. (Elliot, 1997)
The DoE has three dimensions of deprivation: social, economic and housing.
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom...
Index (DoE) is an index of urban poverty
Poverty
Poverty is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. Absolute poverty or destitution is inability to afford basic human needs, which commonly includes clean and fresh water, nutrition, health care, education, clothing and shelter. About 1.7 billion people are estimated to live...
designed to assess relative levels of deprivation in local authorities in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. (Elliot, 1997)
The DoE has three dimensions of deprivation: social, economic and housing.