Urban Problems and Community DevelopmentIn recent years, concerned governments, businesses, and civic groups have launched ambitious programs of community development designed to halt, and even reverse, decades of urban decline. But while massive amounts of effort and money are being dedicated to improving the inner-cities, two important questions have gone unanswered: Can community development actually help solve long-standing urban problems? And, based on social science analyses, what kinds of initiatives can make a difference? This book surveys what we currently know and what we need to know about community development's past, current, and potential contributions. The authors--economists, sociologists, political scientists, and a historian--define community development broadly to include all capacity building (including social, intellectual, physical, financial, and political assets) aimed at improving the quality of life in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods. The book addresses the history of urban development strategies, the politics of resource allocation, business and workforce development, housing, community development corporations, informal social organizations, schooling, and public security. |
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The report later comments , " Fundamentally , community building has to do with strengthening the capacity of neighborhood residents , associations and organizations to work , individually and collectively , to foster and sustain ...
... job training , zations that seek to and placement pro- support the neighgrams borhood and to employ and empower residents High High Neighborhood clubs organized for recreation Homeowners ' associations Resident driven Committed to ...
1997. "Can Community Development Re-Invent Itself? The Challenges of Strengthening Neighborhoods in the 21st Century. "Journal of the American Planning Association 63 (4): 429-38. CHAPTER TWO Reconceiving the Community Development Field ...
... with all the elements that W. Richard Scott describes in this defining passage : " [ An organizational field includes ] critical exchange partners , sources of funding , regulatory groups , professional or trade associations , and ...
Reconceiving the Community Development Field I 37 box 2-1 LEVEL ZERO: ENTITIES WITHOUT PAID STAFF Block clubs Building-level tenant associations Neighborhood watches (for security) Community garden clubs Revolving loan clubs ...