The Community Development Reader

Author : James DeFilippis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135705232
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Community Development Reader written by James DeFilippis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Community Development Reader is the first comprehensive reader in the past thirty years that brings together practice, theory and critique concerning communities as sites of social change. With chapters written by some of the leading scholars and practitioners in the field, the book presents a diverse set of perspectives on community development. These selections inform the reader about established and emerging community development institutions and practices as well as the main debates in the field. The second edition is significantly updated and expanded to include a section on globalization as well as new chapters on the foreclosure crisis, and emerging forms of community .

Author : Craig, Gary
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1847427049
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Community Development Reader written by Craig, Gary and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique Reader traces the changing fortunes of community development through a selection of readings from key writers.

Author : Gary Craig
Publisher : Spokesman Books
ISBN 13 : 085124730X
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Community Development in Theory and Practice written by Gary Craig and published by Spokesman Books. This book was released on 2008 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its establishment in 1966, the Community Development Journal has maintained its position as the leading international journal for practitioners, academics and policy-makers across the world. To celebrate its fortieth anniversary, the CDJ's Editorial Board commissioned three highly experienced members, two of them former editors, to bring together a representative sample of the best writing from the Journal. The thirty chapters in this volume, including an entirely new introductory contextual essay, are drawn from every corner of the world, demonstrating the richness and diversity of community development theory and practice. Despite this diversity, the changing foci of community development and the varying contexts in which it is practised, the chapters all reflect the commitment of community development theorists and practitioners to engage critically with the key values of social justice -- equality, fairness, participatory development and respect for difference. This book will become a key text for those concerned with implementing these values in practice.

Author : Rhonda Phillips
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134482329
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Introduction to Community Development written by Rhonda Phillips and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with the foundations of community development, An Introduction to Community Development offers a comprehensive and practical approach to planning for communities. Road-tested in the authors’ own teaching, and through the training they provide for practicing planners, it enables students to begin making connections between academic study and practical know-how from both private and public sector contexts. An Introduction to Community Development shows how planners can utilize local economic interests and integrate finance and marketing considerations into their strategy. Most importantly, the book is strongly focused on outcomes, encouraging students to ask: what is best practice when it comes to planning for communities, and how do we accurately measure the results of planning practice? This newly revised and updated edition includes: increased coverage of sustainability issues, discussion of localism and its relation to community development, quality of life, community well-being and public health considerations, and content on local food systems. Each chapter provides a range of reading materials for the student, supplemented with text boxes, a chapter outline, keywords, and reference lists, and new skills based exercises at the end of each chapter to help students turn their learning into action, making this the most user-friendly text for community development now available.

Author : Craig, Gary
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1847427057
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The community development reader written by Craig, Gary and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2011-05-18 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community development emerged as a recognisable occupational activity in the United Kingdom in the 1950s. Since then, whilst struggling to remain true to its basic values it has often been manipulated to serve differing policy and political purposes. This unique Reader traces its changing fortunes through a selection of readings from key writers. It will be invaluable to those pursuing community development careers, for activists, and for all those teaching, training and practising community development.

Author : James DeFilippis
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0415507731
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Community Development Reader written by James DeFilippis and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Community Development Reader is the first comprehensive reader in the past thirty years that brings together practice, theory and critique concerning communities as sites of social change. The second edition is significantly updated and expanded to include a section on globalization as well as new chapters on the foreclosure crisis, and emerging forms of community.

Author : Gilchrist, Alison
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447327845
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Short Guide to Community Development written by Gilchrist, Alison and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2016-03-30 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The only up-to-date, accessibly written short guide to community development, this third edition offers an invaluable and authoritative introduction. Fully updated to reflect changes in policy, practice, economics and culture, it will equip readers with an understanding of the history and theory of community development, as well as practical guidance on how to do it. This is a key text for all students and practitioners working with communities. It includes: • a broad overview of core themes, concepts, basic practices and key issues in community development; • an analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on community life and well-being, along with the implications for longer-term community support; • additional brand new content on the pressing issues of democratic decline, social fragmentation and isolation, social care pressures, technological developments and climate change.

Author : Alison Gilchrist
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1847426891
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Short Guide to Community Development written by Alison Gilchrist and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the topic of community high on the public agenda, this timely guide provides an introduction to community development, its origins and some of the current trends and challenges. The book also explores how community development can be applied in different practice domains to achieve a range of policy objectives. Accessibly written, it will be essential for students studying a degree or taking a module in the area as well as those already involved in community development and community organising.

Author : Meade, Rosie
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447317378
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Politics, Power and Community Development written by Meade, Rosie and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2016-01-13 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Politics, Power and Community Development, the first book in a new series, Rethinking Community Development, offers unprecedented critical reflections on policy and practice relating to community development in the United States, Taiwan, Australia, India, South Africa, Germany, Ecuador, Peru, and other nations. Addressing the global dominance of neoliberalism, the contributors consider the extent to which practitioners, activists, and policy makers can challenge, critique, or resist its influence.

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ISBN 13 : 9781447308898
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Community Development Reader written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Community development emerged as a recognised occupational activity in the United Kingdom in the 1950s. Since then, whilst struggling to remain true to its basic values it has often been manipulated to serve differing policy and political purposes. This reader traces its changing fortunes through a selection of readings from key writers.