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The United Nations defines community development broadly as "a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems." [1] and the International Association for Community Development defines it as both a practice based profession and an academic discipline.
28 Jan 2016 · As a pluralistic field of scholarship and practice, community development offers insights useful to social development, especially the realm of social work. Among these contributions, of particular interest are the ways in which place matters.
17 Apr 2021 · If society needs ‘community’, and community doesn't necessarily just happen, what is needed to help bring it about? How does community work support networks and promote greater connectivity? Chapter 3 provides an overview of community development.
8 Jun 2023 · This abstract provides an overview of community development, emphasizing its purpose, principles, and the importance of community engagement in building vibrant and resilient communities.
Community development is the process of increasing the strength and effectiveness of communities, improving peoples’ quality of life, and enabling people to participate in decision making to achieve greater long-term control
27 Mac 2023 · Community and Local Development (CLD) programs operate on the principles of transparency, participation, local empowerment, demand-responsiveness, greater downward accountability, and enhanced local capacity.
15 Feb 2020 · John Eversley’s excellent new book Social and Community Development: an Introduction helps capture the complexity and challenge of understanding the ‘right thing to do’ and then ‘how to do it right’. Using the lens of theory and apparently, 40 years of practice, the author works systemically to scrutinise and interpret experience as a ...
27 Apr 2022 · OCEANIX Busan is the world’s first prototype of a resilient and sustainable floating community. The interconnected neighborhoods total 6.3 hectares to accommodate a community of 12,000 people. Each neighborhood is designed to serve a specific purpose - living, research, and lodging.
11 Mac 2014 · Understanding concepts of community development and how they are applied is essential for effective policy-making and development practice, and for fulfilling the current local and global developme...
The latest Special Issue from the Community Development Journal brings together work from around the world to explore aspects of community development through an explicitly ethical lens. Read the Special Issue
