Asset building & community development

By:

Green, Gary P

Contributor(s):

Haines, Anna

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Los Angeles : Sage Publications, c2008.Edition: 2nd EditionDescription: xvii, 301 p. : illustrationsISBN:

9781412951340 (pbk.)
1412951348 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

307.14 GRE

Online resources:

Contents:

Ch. 1. role of assets in community-based development -- Ch. 2. history of community development in America -- Ch. 3. community development process -- Ch. 4. role of community-based organizations -- Ch. 5. Human capital and workforce development -- Ch. 6. Social capital : building trust, norms, and networks -- Ch. 7. Physical capital : the role of housing in community development -- Ch. 8. Financial capital : community credit institutions -- Ch. 9. Environmental capital : controlling land development -- Ch. 10. Political capital : organizing for power -- Ch. 11. Cultural capital -- Ch. 12. Community sustainability -- Ch. 13. role of community-based organizations in international development -- Ch. 14. future of community development.

Summary: "The Second Edition of Asset Building and Community Development examines the promise and limits of community development. Authors Gary Paul Green and Anna Haines provide a comprehensive approach to asset building by focusing on the role of different forms of community capital in the development process. Updated throughout, this edition explores how communities are building on their key assets - physical, human, social, financial, environmental, political, and cultural capital."--Jacket.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Reference Books	Main Library Reference	Reference	307.14 GRE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		011150

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Included Index.

Ch. 1. role of assets in community-based development --
Ch. 2. history of community development in America --
Ch. 3. community development process --
Ch. 4. role of community-based organizations --
Ch. 5. Human capital and workforce development --
Ch. 6. Social capital : building trust, norms, and networks --
Ch. 7. Physical capital : the role of housing in community development --
Ch. 8. Financial capital : community credit institutions --
Ch. 9. Environmental capital : controlling land development --
Ch. 10. Political capital : organizing for power --
Ch. 11. Cultural capital --
Ch. 12. Community sustainability --
Ch. 13. role of community-based organizations in international development --
Ch. 14. future of community development.

"The Second Edition of Asset Building and Community Development examines the promise and limits of community development. Authors Gary Paul Green and Anna Haines provide a comprehensive approach to asset building by focusing on the role of different forms of community capital in the development process. Updated throughout, this edition explores how communities are building on their key assets - physical, human, social, financial, environmental, political, and cultural capital."--Jacket.

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