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020			_a9780415773850
050			_aHN49.C6.I554
100			_aedited by Phillips Rhonda
245			_aAn introduction to community development. / _cRhonda Phillips
260			_aLondon: _bRoutledge, _c2009.
300			_axxi,363p.: _bill.; _c24cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505			_aContents: 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.
700			_aPittman, Robert H.
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