Asset Building and Community Development
2nd Edition
Published on 4. October 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-4129-5134-0 (ISBN)
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.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
567 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4129-5134-0 (9781412951340)
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Persons
Gary Paul Green is a professor in the Department of Community & Environmental Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a community development specialist in the Center for Community & Economic Development at the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Green's teaching and research interests are primarily in the areas of community and economic development. In addition to his work in the U.S., he has been involved in community and economic development research and teaching in China, New Zealand, South Korea, Uganda, and Ukraine.
Anna L. Haines, Ph.D. is a professor in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and a land use and community development specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Haines received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. Her research and teaching focuses on planning and community development from a natural resources or environmental perspective. Her research has focused on evaluating community planning and zoning in terms of smart growth and sustainability, land parcelization, and local food systems. Her extension work has focused on comprehensive planning and planning implementation tools and techniques, sustainable communities, and property rights issues.
Anna L. Haines, Ph.D. is a professor in the College of Natural Resources at the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point and a land use and community development specialist with the University of Wisconsin-Extension. Haines received her Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. Her research and teaching focuses on planning and community development from a natural resources or environmental perspective. Her research has focused on evaluating community planning and zoning in terms of smart growth and sustainability, land parcelization, and local food systems. Her extension work has focused on comprehensive planning and planning implementation tools and techniques, sustainable communities, and property rights issues.
Content
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: The Role of Assets in Community-Based Development
Whither Community?
Growth Versus Development
People Versus Place
The Challenge of Regionalism
Asset Building
Public Participation
The Role of Community-Based Organizations
Models of Community Development
Self-Help
Technical Assistance
Conflict
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 2: A History of Community Development in America
The Evolution of Community Development
The Progressive Era
The New Deal
Urban Renewal and Area Redevelopment
The War on Poverty
Retrenchment during the Nixon and Reagan Administrations
The Clinton Years
The Bush Administration
Recurring Issues in Community Development
Participation
Race
Gender
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 3: The Community Development Process
Public Participation
Community Organizing
Community Visioning
The Roots of Visioning: Context and History
Comprehensive-Rational Planning
Advocacy Planning
Strategic Planning
Charrettes
Visioning
Timing and Momentum
Workshops
Goals and Strategy Development
Action Plan Development
Monitor, Evaluate, Revise
Community-Based Research
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 4: The Role of Community-Based Organizations
Community Development Corporations
Three Generations of CDCs
Debates Over CDCs
Local Development Corporations
Organizational Structure of LDCs
LDC Activities
Outcomes and Impacts of LDC Activities
Neighborhood Associations
Community Youth Organizations
Faith-Based Organizations
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 5: Human Capital and Workforce Development
Workforce Development Issues
Key Concepts and Debates
CBOs and Workforce Development
Context for Workforce Development
Key Actors and Institutions
Data on Local Labor Markets
Developing Goals and Strategies
Preparing the Future Workforce
Sustaining the Workforce
Upgrading the Workforce
Expanding the Workforce
Promoting Entrepreneurship
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 6: Social Capital: Building Trust, Norms and Networks
Social Capital Definition and Issues
Key Concepts and Debates
CBOs and Social Capital
Social Capital and Local Economic Development
Assessing Social Capital
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 7: Physical Capital: The Role of Housing in Community Development
Housing Issues
The Problem
Key Concepts and Debates
The Debate over Affordable Housing
The Federal Government Role in Housing
The Role of CBOs in Housing Provision
Models of Community-Based Housing Provision
The Impact of CBOs
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 8: Financial Capital: Community Credit Institutions
Financial Capital Issues
Key Concepts and Debates
Community Credit Institutions
Context for Community Credit Institutions
Key Actors and Institutions
Community Economic Development Finance
Assessing Local Credit Markets
Strategies for Building Local Credit Markets
Build CDFIs
Pressure Local Credit Institutions to Serve Community
Use Informal Credit Markets
Identify External Sources of Credit
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 9: Environmental Capital: Controlling Land Development
Forms of Environmental Capital
Aesthetic Qualities/Scenic Resources
Agricultural Land Resources
Geographic Setting and Soils
Human Health/Environmental Hazards
Plant Communities
Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Surface Water Resources/Water Supply
Groundwater/Water Supply
Land Use and Environmental Capital
Smart Growth and New Urbanism
Brownfields
The Roles of Government and the Market
The Government
The Market
Community-Based Organizations
What Is a Community Land Trust?
What Do Land Trusts Do?
Why Do People Choose to Use Land Trusts?
Do Land Trusts Work?
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 10: Political Capital: Organizing for Power
Key Concepts and Debates
Methods
Community-Based Organizations and Political Capital
Power Models
Information Models
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 11: Cultural Capital
Cultural Capital Definition and Issues
Key Concepts and Debates
Culture and Place
Government and CBOs in Cultural Capital
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 12: Community Sustainability
What Is Community Sustainability?
The History of Sustainability
Measuring Sustainability
Using Indicators
CBOs and Sustainability
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 13: The Role of Community-Based Organizations in International Development
Context for International Development
Urbanization
Poverty
The Environment
The Informal Sector
Decentralization
Globalization
Concepts, Theories, and Debates
The Aid Community: A Brief History
Organizations Involved in International Development
Nongovernment Organizations: Their Role at the Community Level
NGO-Aid Relations
NGO-Government Relations
Models of NGOs
What Do NGOs Do?
Impact of NGOs
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 14: The Future of Community Development
Limits to Community-Based Development
Local Versus External Initiation of Community Development
An Agenda for Promoting Community Development in America
Build on Successes
Create Spaces for Public Participation
Provide Training for CBOs
Form Regional CBO Consortiums/Networks
Use Meaningful Public Participation
Improve Diversity in Decision Making
Summary and Conclusions
Index
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: The Role of Assets in Community-Based Development
Whither Community?
Growth Versus Development
People Versus Place
The Challenge of Regionalism
Asset Building
Public Participation
The Role of Community-Based Organizations
Models of Community Development
Self-Help
Technical Assistance
Conflict
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 2: A History of Community Development in America
The Evolution of Community Development
The Progressive Era
The New Deal
Urban Renewal and Area Redevelopment
The War on Poverty
Retrenchment during the Nixon and Reagan Administrations
The Clinton Years
The Bush Administration
Recurring Issues in Community Development
Participation
Race
Gender
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 3: The Community Development Process
Public Participation
Community Organizing
Community Visioning
The Roots of Visioning: Context and History
Comprehensive-Rational Planning
Advocacy Planning
Strategic Planning
Charrettes
Visioning
Timing and Momentum
Workshops
Goals and Strategy Development
Action Plan Development
Monitor, Evaluate, Revise
Community-Based Research
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 4: The Role of Community-Based Organizations
Community Development Corporations
Three Generations of CDCs
Debates Over CDCs
Local Development Corporations
Organizational Structure of LDCs
LDC Activities
Outcomes and Impacts of LDC Activities
Neighborhood Associations
Community Youth Organizations
Faith-Based Organizations
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 5: Human Capital and Workforce Development
Workforce Development Issues
Key Concepts and Debates
CBOs and Workforce Development
Context for Workforce Development
Key Actors and Institutions
Data on Local Labor Markets
Developing Goals and Strategies
Preparing the Future Workforce
Sustaining the Workforce
Upgrading the Workforce
Expanding the Workforce
Promoting Entrepreneurship
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 6: Social Capital: Building Trust, Norms and Networks
Social Capital Definition and Issues
Key Concepts and Debates
CBOs and Social Capital
Social Capital and Local Economic Development
Assessing Social Capital
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 7: Physical Capital: The Role of Housing in Community Development
Housing Issues
The Problem
Key Concepts and Debates
The Debate over Affordable Housing
The Federal Government Role in Housing
The Role of CBOs in Housing Provision
Models of Community-Based Housing Provision
The Impact of CBOs
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 8: Financial Capital: Community Credit Institutions
Financial Capital Issues
Key Concepts and Debates
Community Credit Institutions
Context for Community Credit Institutions
Key Actors and Institutions
Community Economic Development Finance
Assessing Local Credit Markets
Strategies for Building Local Credit Markets
Build CDFIs
Pressure Local Credit Institutions to Serve Community
Use Informal Credit Markets
Identify External Sources of Credit
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 9: Environmental Capital: Controlling Land Development
Forms of Environmental Capital
Aesthetic Qualities/Scenic Resources
Agricultural Land Resources
Geographic Setting and Soils
Human Health/Environmental Hazards
Plant Communities
Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat
Surface Water Resources/Water Supply
Groundwater/Water Supply
Land Use and Environmental Capital
Smart Growth and New Urbanism
Brownfields
The Roles of Government and the Market
The Government
The Market
Community-Based Organizations
What Is a Community Land Trust?
What Do Land Trusts Do?
Why Do People Choose to Use Land Trusts?
Do Land Trusts Work?
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 10: Political Capital: Organizing for Power
Key Concepts and Debates
Methods
Community-Based Organizations and Political Capital
Power Models
Information Models
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 11: Cultural Capital
Cultural Capital Definition and Issues
Key Concepts and Debates
Culture and Place
Government and CBOs in Cultural Capital
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 12: Community Sustainability
What Is Community Sustainability?
The History of Sustainability
Measuring Sustainability
Using Indicators
CBOs and Sustainability
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 13: The Role of Community-Based Organizations in International Development
Context for International Development
Urbanization
Poverty
The Environment
The Informal Sector
Decentralization
Globalization
Concepts, Theories, and Debates
The Aid Community: A Brief History
Organizations Involved in International Development
Nongovernment Organizations: Their Role at the Community Level
NGO-Aid Relations
NGO-Government Relations
Models of NGOs
What Do NGOs Do?
Impact of NGOs
Summary and Conclusions
Chapter 14: The Future of Community Development
Limits to Community-Based Development
Local Versus External Initiation of Community Development
An Agenda for Promoting Community Development in America
Build on Successes
Create Spaces for Public Participation
Provide Training for CBOs
Form Regional CBO Consortiums/Networks
Use Meaningful Public Participation
Improve Diversity in Decision Making
Summary and Conclusions
Index
About the Authors