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An introduction to community development / edited by Rhonda Phillips and Robert H. Pittman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.Description: xxvii, 363 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm. ; pbkISBN:
  • 9780415773843
  • 0415773849
  • 9780415773850 (pbk)
  • 0415773857 (pbk)
  • 9780415773843:
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 307.14
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CW768

Includes bibliographical references and index.

[PART 1: Foundations] Introduction to Community Development / Robert H. Pittman and Rhonda Phillips -- Seven Theories for Seven Community Developers / Ronald Hustedde -- Asset-Based Community Development / Anna Haines -- Social Capital and Community Building / Paul Mattessich -- Community Development Practice / John W. Vincent II.

[PART 2: Preparation and planning] Community Visioning and Strategic Planning / Derek Okubo -- Establishing Community-Based Organizations / Monieca West -- Developing Community Leadership Skills for the New Economy / David R. Kolzow -- Community Development Assessments / John W. Vincent II -- Community Asset Mapping and Surveys Gary / Paul Green -- Assessing Your Local Economy: Industry Composition and Economic Impact Analysis / William Hearn and Tom Tanner.

[PART 3: Programming techniques and strategies] Workforce Training For the Twenty-First Century / Monieca West -- Marketing the Community / Robert H. Pittman -- Retaining and Expanding Existing Businesses in the Community / Robert H. Pittman and Richard T. Roberts -- Entrepreneurship as a Community Development Strategy / John Gruidl and Deborah Markley -- Tourism-Based Development Deepak Chhabra and Rhonda Phillips -- Housing and Community Planning / Joseli Macedo -- Neighborhood Planning for Community Development and Renewal / Kenneth M. Reardon -- Measuring Progress: Community Indicators, Best Practices, and Benchmarking / Rhonda Phillips and Robert H. Pittman.

[PART 4: Issues impacting community development] Community Development Finance / Janet R. Hamer and Jessica LeVeen Farr -- Securing Grants for Community Development Projects / Beverly A. Browning -- The Global Economy and Community Development / David R. Kolzow and Robert H. Pittman -- Sustainability in Community Development / Stephen M. Wheeler -- Conclusions and observations on the future of community developmet / Rhonda Phillips and Robert H. Pittman.

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