An introduction to community development. / Rhonda Phillips
Material type: TextPublisher: London: Routledge, 2009Description: xxi,363p.: ill.; 24cmISBN: 9780415773850LOC classification: HN49.C6.I554Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY Reference | WISCONSIN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, GHANA - MAIN LIBRARY | HN49.C6.I554 (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | 7463/491/13 |
Includes index.
Contents: Foundations: A frame work for community and economic development -- Seven theories for seven community developers -- Asset-based community development -- Social capital and community building -- Community development practice -- Preparation and planning: Community visioning and strategic planning -- Etsablishing community-based organizations -- Developing community leadership skills -- Community development assessments -- Community asset mapping and surveys -- Assessing your local economy: industry composition and economic impact analysis -- Programming techniques and strategies: Workforce training for the twenty-first century -- Marketing the community -- Retaining and expanding existing businesses in the community -- Entrepreneurship as a community development strategy -- Tourism-based development -- Housing and community planning -- Neighborhood planning for community development and renewal -- Measuring progress: Community indicators, best practices and benchmarking -- Issues impacting community development: Community development finance -- Securing grants for community development projects -- The glabal economy and community development -- Sustainability in community development -- Conclusions and observations on the future of community development.
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