An Introduction to Community Development

An Introduction to Community Development

<P>Beginning with the foundations of community development, <I>An Introduction to Community Development</I> 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. </P><I> <P>An Introduction to Community Development </I>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? </P> <P>This newly revised and updated edition includes:</P> <P>increased coverage of sustainability issues, </P> <P>discussion of localism and its relation to community development,</P> <P>quality of life, community well-being and public health considerations, </P> <P>and content on local food systems. </P> <P>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.</P>