Author: Lawrence-Douglas County Planning OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Community development
Languages : en
Pages :
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Lawrence, Kansas Housing & Community Development Strategy
Author: Lawrence-Douglas County Planning OfficePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Community development
Languages : en
Pages :
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Kansas Housing Strategies
Author: University of Kansas. Institute for Social and Environmental StudiesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Community Organizing
Author: Ross J. GittellPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 9780803957923
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Providing new insight into an important community development challenge, this text looks at how to stimulate the formation of community-based organizations and effective citizen action in neighbourhoods.
Recommended Comprehensive Development Plan for Downtown Lawrence, Kansas
Author: Robert B. Teska AssociatesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : City planning
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Practice of Sustainable Community Development
Author: R. Warren FlintPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461450993
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
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
The City of Kansas City, Kansas Housing & Community Development
Author: Kansas City (Kan.). Department of Development. Housing and Community Development DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages :
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Introduction to Community Development
Author: Jerry W. RobinsonPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412974623
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
Introduction to Community Development provides students of community and economic development with a theoretical and practical introduction to the field of community development. Bringing together leading scholars in the field of community development, the book follows the curriculum needs in offering a progression from theory to practice, beginning with a theoretical overview, an historical overview, and the various approaches to community development.
Asset Building and Community Development
Author: Gary Paul GreenPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412951348
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Can residents work together to improve the quality of life in their community? Asset Building and Community Development examines the promise and limits of community development and explores how communities are building on their key assets such as physical, human, social, financial, environmental, political and cultural capital.
Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy
Author: Kansas City (Kan.). Division of Housing and Community DevelopmentPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Navigating Community Development
Author: Robert O. ZdenekPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137477016
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
This book describes the evolution of the community development sector over the past 50 years, and it presents a framework and road map for how community development organizations can advance their mission through strategic partnerships that utilize their core competencies. The authors describe the current community development ecosystem, define a range of essential community development competencies, and demonstrate, through seven case studies, how using comparative advantages built on core competencies can improve outcomes for communities. By recognizing and leading with their competencies and strengths, organizations can bring their specialized areas of expertise to address complex and interconnected community challenges, and effectively meet their missions and objectives.