An easy-to-use guide for local leaders working to engage their community in growing a more equitable, healthy, and sustainable future Strong local communities are the foundation of a healthy, partici
Demonstrates how social science theory and research can be applied to successful collaborative work between academic and community partners. Describes effective models of collaboration, and presents 2
A comprehensive approach focused on sustainable change Asset Building and Community Development, Fourth Edition examines the promise and limits of community development by showing students and practit
Provides a roadmap for federal, state, and local leaders who are developing plans to enhance community resilience for health security threats and describes options for building community resilience in
"Sergiovanni documents cases of schools that have successfully reinvented themselves in order to establish a sense of 'community' as the foundation for all curriculum and instruction decisions. . . .
Building on the lessons of early labor leaders, civil rights volunteers, and political activists, Jim Diers has developed highly acclaimed strategies for community development and citizen empowerment
A lack of entrepreneurial capacity, limited understanding of tourism markets and a lack of community understanding of tourism and its impacts have been identified as barriers to effective tourism deve
Cities around the world are growing at unprecedented speed. From Los Angeles to Shanghai, an ever greater proportion of people live in apartments, enjoying the benefits of urban density, superior serv
Written for principals, both new and experienced,AyImprove Learning by Building Community provides a blueprint for building effective learning communities committed to partnering with both the intern
Successful Campus Outreach for Academic Libraries: Building Community Through Collaboration brings together a variety of ways academic libraries engage with communities. This edited volume is a resour
Successful Campus Outreach for Academic Libraries: Building Community Through Collaboration brings together a variety of ways academic libraries engage with communities. This edited volume is a resour
Through an analysis of works by Architects Eskew+Dumez+Ripple, this book seeks to pursue the role of the architect as community builder and shaper of human experience in addition to their physical im
`Hamdi has masterfully woven together notions of placemaking that have evolved since John Turner's classic book, Housing by People, into a new paradigm for professional practice. This book will motiv
Hamdi has masterfully woven together notions of placemaking that have evolved since John Turner's classic book, Housing by People, into a new paradigm for professional practice. This book will motivat
BrickJournal Compendium Volume Two compiles issues #4-5 of the acclaimed online magazine for LEGO enthusiasts of all ages - for the first time in printed form! This full-color book spotlights all aspe
Jack Zipes has reinvigorated storytelling as a successful and engaging tool for teachers and professional storytellers. Encouraging storytellers, librarians, and schoolteachers to be active in this ma
Written for both new and experienced principals, this resource provides a blueprint for building visionary learning communities that improve student learning not only by shaping the internal school co
World-renowned author offers tips to run a successful drum circle. As the popularity for drum circles continues to grow, the need for facilitators increases as well. Written by the foremost authority
The essays in this collection offer readers vivid and varied evidence of the female response to recurring attempts by culture to artificially limit identity along the gendered lines of private and pub
This book examines the religious rhetoric of the culture war in America. It offers examples of divisive rhetoric in the first four chapters and a case study in the final chapter of rhetoric that seeks
At a time when the bulwarks of the music industry are collapsing, what does it mean to be a successful musician and artist? How might contemporary musicians sustain their artistic communities? Based o
It takes a village to build community.This is true no matter where you live. In One-Mile Radius, Mark Deutschmann shares how he andothers shaped the development of Nashville, Tennessee, making it one
At a time when the bulwarks of the music industry are collapsing, what does it mean to be a successful musician and artist? How might contemporary musicians sustain their artistic communities? Based o
The library has always been an essential part of the collegiate experience, providing students with access to knowledge and literature. However, as virtual services and online learning become more pro
The Working Centre in the downtown core of Kitchener, Ontario, is a widely recognized and successful model for community development. Begun from scratch in 1982, it is now a vast network of practical
