Books in the Community Development - Current Issues Series series

This book contains writing at the forefront of thinking about the intersections of power, participation, and engagement in the realm of community practice, serving as a heuristic framework for 'democratic community development'. It was originally published as a special issue of the journal Community Development.

Food is becoming a central focus of local and regional community development efforts. The number and types of approaches being tried are varied, and this volume explores the links between these and community development process and outcomes. This book is a compilation of articles published in the journal Community Development.

This book examines the trends and responses to changing regional development and community organizing. It was published as a special issue of Community Development.

This book focuses on new ways to measure impacts on communities resulting from development practices and provides examples from Australia, Canada, Great Britain, Thailand, and the U.S. that can be adapted for use in local projects. This book was published as a special issue of Community Development.

This book compiles a wide range of innovative articles at the forefront of thinking about the intersections of power, participation, and engagement in the realm of community practice, serving as a heuristic framework for `democratic community development¿. It was originally published as a special issue of the journal Community Development.

This book highlights the experiences of fourteen high poverty communities in the rural South that accepted the invitation to be part of the Turning the Tide on Poverty (Tide) initiative. This book was originally published as a special issue of the journal Community Development.

This book describes many of the unique contributions of the Food & Fitness work as well as a number of early successes. They draw lessons from efforts to form and maintain partnerships, and from the strategies employed to create structural change in communities.

Tourism, planning, and community development are intricately connected. It is crucial to explore these connections to foster community well-being. This book was originally published as a special issue of Community Development.

Tourism, planning, and community development are intricately connected. It is crucial to explore these connections to foster community well-being. This book was originally published as a special issue of Community Development.

Collective Impact is intended to help community leaders engage participants in strategic planning initiatives. This book examines successful practices that apply CI principles to community development issues. It was first published as a special issue of the journal Community Development.