Practice of Sustainable Community Development
A Participatory Framework for Change
Authors: Flint, R. Warren
Free Preview- An overview of the foundations of sustainable community development
- A step-by-step guide to how to get the community involved
- An example of case studies in sustainable community development
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Ordinary people, community leaders, and even organizations and corporations still do not fully comprehend the interconnected, “big picture” dynamics of sustainability theory and action. In exploring means to become more sustainable, individuals and groups need a reference in which to frame discussions so they will be relevant, educational, and successful when implemented. This book puts ideas on sustainable communities into a conceptual framework that will promote striking, transformational effects on decision-making. In this book practitioners and community leaders will find effective, comprehensive tools and resources at their finger-tips to facilitate sustainable community development (SCD). The book content examines a diverse range of SCD methods; assessing community needs and resources; creating community visions; promoting stakeholder interest and participation; analyzing community problems; designing and facilitating strategic planning; carrying out interventions to improve
- Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Introduction
Pages 1-23
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Basics of Sustainable Development
Pages 25-54
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Operationalizing Sustainability in Community Development
Pages 55-92
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System’s Thinking in Community Development
Pages 93-118
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Evaluating Community Knowledge Assets and Resources
Pages 119-142
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Practice of Sustainable Community Development
- Book Subtitle
- A Participatory Framework for Change
- Authors
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- R. Warren Flint
- Copyright
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media New York
- eBook ISBN
- 978-1-4614-5100-6
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4614-5100-6
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-1-4614-5099-3
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4939-0010-7
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- XXVI, 458
- Topics
