An introduction to community development / edited by Rhonda Phillips and Robert H. Pittman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Phillips, Rhonda, editor.

Pittman, Robert H., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community development.

Economic development.

economic development.

Community development--Economic aspects.

Physical Description:

xx, 290 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2026.

Summary:

"An Introduction to Community Development offers comprehensive and practical approaches to enhance development processes and outcomes for communities. It enables students to make connections between academic study and practical know-how in both private and public sector contexts. Now in its third edition, the book is based on the authors' years of teaching and research and on training they have provided for practicing community and economic development professionals, policymakers, community leaders and planners. It has been road-tested through the authors' extensive experience working directly with communities to build better futures. A major theme of the book is the link between community development and economic development, and it clearly shows how to integrate them to make communities more prosperous. Most importantly, the book is strongly focused on outcomes, encouraging students to address key issues for community progress. What are best practices for community development? How do we use effective processes for achieving desired results? How do we accurately measure the results of these processes and practices? This newly revised and updated edition also includes increased coverage of other important issues such as connectedness and placemaking, quality of life, community well-being, sustainability, marketing, and community enterprise. Each chapter provides a range of reading materials for the student, supplemented with text boxes, cases, keywords, and reference lists. It includes skills-based exercises at the end of each chapter to help students turn their learning into action. This new and improved content makes this third edition the most impactful and user-friendly text for community development now available"-- EcProvided by publisher.

Contents:

A framework for community and economic development / Rhonda Phillips and Robert Pittman

Understanding community theory : historical roots and contemporary perspectives / Mark Brennan, Pat Dolan, and Sebastian Galindo

Practice and assessment / John W. Vincent II and Rhonda Phillips

Community development leadership theory and practice / Bryan J. Hains and Kristina D. Hains

Establishing community-based organizations / Kristina Patterson and Patsy Kraeger

Comprehensive community development : a roadmap to prosperity / Robert Pittman

Community economies / Hamilton Galloway

Sustainability in community development / Kara Salazar

Community supported enterprises / Norman Walzer

Human capital and community development / Courtney Taylor

Housing and community development / Ann Carpenter and Sarah Stein

Attracting, retaining and growing businesses in the community / Robert Pittman and Richard T. Roberts

Social entrepreneurship's role in enhancing community development / Craig Talmage

Marketing for community and economic development / Amanda Sutt, Leslie Matos and Valerie Kinney

Community well-being via neighborhood development / Graciela Tonon

Culture, tourism and community / Woojin Lee, Rhonda Phillips and Erika HeeKyung Sung

Measuring progress for community well-being / Rhonda Phillips and Robert Pittman

new technologies and tools for community development / Robert Pittman

What does the future hold? / Rhonda Phillips and Robert Pittman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Introduction to community development

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781032387628

1032387629

9781032387635

1032387637

OCLC:

1547123814

Publisher Number:

90103968389

CIPO000339145