The Capability of Places
Methods for Modelling Community Response to Intrusion and Change
1st Edition
Published on 4. August 2011
184 pages
978-1-84964-617-8 (ISBN)
Description
How can we assess the ability of a place to respond to challenges like migration, recession and disease? Places which seem similar can respond very differently, and with varying degrees of success, to external threats and to the interventions designed to manage them.
In this magisterial work, drawing on decades of research, Sandra Wallman explores how we can measure and compare the resilience of communities, looking in detail at neighbourhoods in London, Rome and Zambia. Each locale is examined as a system which is more or less open or closed; open systems tend to be more resilient when faced with external challenges.
As well as being a fascinating study in its own right, the book includes detailed accounts of the research methods used, as well as a user-friendly typology for classifying local systems, making it an invaluable tool for students, researchers and policy-makers.
In this magisterial work, drawing on decades of research, Sandra Wallman explores how we can measure and compare the resilience of communities, looking in detail at neighbourhoods in London, Rome and Zambia. Each locale is examined as a system which is more or less open or closed; open systems tend to be more resilient when faced with external challenges.
As well as being a fascinating study in its own right, the book includes detailed accounts of the research methods used, as well as a user-friendly typology for classifying local systems, making it an invaluable tool for students, researchers and policy-makers.
Reviews / Votes
'Fieldwork, comparison, team collaboration, longitudinal research - all in one study, and one book! There is a sophisticated ethnographic eye, and a productive synthesis of perspectives from social anthropology and related fields' -- Ulf Hannerz is Professor Emeritus of Social Anthropology at Stockholm University. His books include Cultural Complexity (1992), Transnational Connections (1996) and Anthropology's World (Pluto, 2010). 'This book is a helpful combination of academic analysis and practical insights' -- David Nabarro, United Nations Special Representative on Food Security and NutritionMore details
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
30 b&w figures
ISBN-13
978-1-84964-617-8 (9781849646178)
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Sandra Wallman
The Capability of Places
Methods for Modelling Community Response to Intrusion and Change
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08/2011
Pluto Press
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Person
Sandra Wallman is an Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at University College London. She is the author of Contemporary Futures: Perspectives from Social Anthropology (Routledge, 1992) and The Capability of Places (Pluto, 2011).
Content
Acknowledgements
1. Themes And A Model
2. London - Ethnicity Or Localism?
3. Rome - Migrants And Migration
4. Zambia - Terrains And Tuberculosis
5. Three Sets Of Methods, One Methodology
6. Towards Typology
Appendices
List Of Figures
List Of Works Cited
Index
1. Themes And A Model
2. London - Ethnicity Or Localism?
3. Rome - Migrants And Migration
4. Zambia - Terrains And Tuberculosis
5. Three Sets Of Methods, One Methodology
6. Towards Typology
Appendices
List Of Figures
List Of Works Cited
Index
