Theory, Practice, and Community Development

Informationen zum Autor Brennan, Mark; Birdger, Jeffrey; Alter, Theodore Klappentext Theory, Practice, and Community Development stretches the traditional boundaries and applications of well-established community development theory, and establishes new theoretical approaches rooted in new disciplines and new perspectives on community development. Zusammenfassung Theory, Practice, and Community Development stretches the traditional boundaries and applications of well-established community development theory, and establishes new theoretical approaches rooted in new disciplines and new perspectives on community development. Inhaltsverzeichnis Overview and Introduction Mark A. Brennan, Jeffrey C. Bridger, Theodore R. Alter , Paloma Z.C. Frumento The Post-Place Community: Contributions to the Debate about the Definition of Community Ted K. Bradshaw Settling at the Margins: Exurbia and Community Sociology Jeff S. Sharp and Jill K. Clark Dimensions of Community Generalizing Structure Peter F. Korsching and Cheryl Davidson An Interactional Approach to Place-Based Development Jeffrey C. Bridger and Theodore R. Alter The Power of Community Mark A. Brennan and Glenn D. Israel The Tamaqua Paradox: How History Shapes Social Capital and Local Economic Development Efforts Jeffrey C. Bridger, Paloma Z.C. Frumento, and Theodore R. Alter Power, Populism, and the Defence of Rural Community Interests Tony Varley and Chris Curtin Is There a Place for Democratic Theory in Community Development? David Mathews The Basics: What's Essential About Theory for Community Development Practice? Ronald J. Hustedde and Jacek Ganowicz Conclusion and Future Directions Jeffrey C. Bridger, Paloma Z.C. Frumento, Theodore R. Alter, Mark A. Brennan

Product details

• Authors: Mark Birdger Brennan
• Assisted by: Theodore Alter (Editor), Jeffrey Birdger (Editor), Birdger Jeffrey (Editor), Mark Brennan (Editor), Brennan Mark (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.06.2013
• EAN: 9780415694131
• ISBN: 978-0-415-69413-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Community Development Research and Practice Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, Medicine, Social Theory, ARCHITECTURE / Landscape, Social Work, Urban & municipal planning, Social issues & processes, Social and ethical issues, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Human Geography, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Medicine and Nursing, Civil engineering, surveying and building