Research Handbook on Community Development

This timely Research Handbook offers new ways in which to navigate the diverse terrain of community development research. Contributions from leading experts unpack the foundations and history of community development research and look to its future, exploring innovative frameworks for conceptualizing community development. Chapters consider the trajectories and impact of global community development research, offering critical insight into the methods and frameworks that are currently being used in the field. Covering varied topics, from housing and food availability, to revitalization and faith-based regeneration, this Research Handbook provides a broad and in-depth exploration of the state of the field today. Comprehensive and unequivocally progressive, this is key reading for social and public policy researchers in need of an understanding of the current trends in community development research as well as practitioners and policymakers working on urban, rural and regional development. Contributors include: N. Al Sader, K. Anacker, C.J.L. Balsas, L.J. Beaulieu, G. Bonilla-Santiago, E.A. Dobis, B.M. Elias, K. Flowers, S. Frimpong, J. Fursova, I. Garcia, F. Handy, B. Hofstedt, J.B. Hollander, J.G. Huff Jr., M.R. Islam, S. Khademi, R. Kleinhans, R.C. Knopf, P. Kraeger, I. Kumar, R. Lewis, D. Mason, J. McGrath, A. Meshkini, M. Norouzi, M. Page, C.B. Peterson, J. Reece, K.A. Rouf, M. Roseland, A.R. Russell, R.M. Silverman, M. Spiliotopoulou, C. Sutton-Brown-Fox, C.A. Talmage, H.L. Taylor, Jr., T.D. Thomas, G.H. Tonon, L. Townsend, D.P. Varady, C. Wallace, L. Yin

Table of Contents:
Contents: Introduction to the Research Handbook on Community Development 1 Rhonda Phillips, Eric Trevan and Patsy Kraeger PART I FOUNDATIONS 1 Weaving reflection, action, and knowledge creation: lived experience as a catalyst into the cycle of praxis for community development 12 C. Bjørn Peterson, Craig A. Talmage and Richard C. Knopf 2 The study of poverty in places: scope, scale, and space 24 Elizabeth A. Dobis, Lionel J. Beaulieu and Indraneel Kumar 3 In pursuit of just communities: supporting community development for marginalized communities through regional sustainability planning 48 Jason Reece 4 Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD): core principles 67 Ivis García 5 Stepping up the ladder: reflecting on the role of nonprofit organisations in supporting community participation 76 Julia Fursova 6 Social economy, social capital, NGOs and community development: a gendered perspective 93 Dyana P. Mason 7 What can Northwest European community enterprises learn from American community-based organizations? 104 David P. Varady, Reinout Kleinhans and Nuha Al Sader 8 Community development, well-being and technology: a Kenyan village 124 Claire Wallace and Leanne Townsend PART II RESEARCH METHODS AND FRAMEWORKS 9 Experience of group formation in Grameen Bank, Bangladesh 137 Kazi Abdur Rouf 10 How to build an “intentional community” 172 Brenda M. Elias 11 Inclusionary zoning and inclusionary housing in the United States: measuring inputs and outcomes 189 Katrin B. Anacker 12 Enhancing evaluation capacity: lessons from faith-based community development in El Salvador 204 James G. Huff, Jr. 13 Managing competing interests in the public participation process: lessons from an analysis of residential displacement in Buffalo, New York’s transitioning neighborhoods 211 Robert Mark Silverman, Li Yin and Henry Louis Taylor, Jr. 14 Methods and framework of participatory action research for community development in Bangladesh 224 M. Rezaul Islam 15 Building a healthy community: the Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition 244 Patsy Kraeger 16 Social indicator projects for rural communities: the case of the Northwoods Quality of Life Database 273 Brandon Hofstedt 17 An exploratory study of food deserts in Utica, Mississippi 290 Talya D. Thomas 18 Impact of socioeconomic characteristics on neighborhood environment satisfaction in deteriorated areas 301 Mostafa Norouzi, Abolfazl Meshkini and Somayeh Khademi 19 Downtown revitalization, livability and quality of life in Tucson, Arizona 319 Carlos J.L. Balsas PART III EMERGING CONSTRUCTS AND THE FUTURE OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH 20 Theories and concepts influencing sustainable community development: introducing the concept of community productivity 337 Maria Spiliotopoulou and Mark Roseland 21 Re-imagining community development: the Cocoa360 model 348 Shadrack Frimpong, Allison R. Russell and Femida Handy 22 Community development and place attachment using an inductive social media approach 361 Justin B. Hollander and Max Page 23 Re-imagining democratic research processes in community-based development: a case for photovoice 382 Camille Sutton-Brown 24 Centering aesthetics in community development: approaches from the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity 391 Jerrold McGrath 25 The new role of the university in community development 407 Graciela Tonon 26 Community innovation and small liberal arts colleges: lessons learned from local partnerships and sustainable community development 416 Craig A. Talmage, Robin Lewis, Kathleen Flowers and Lisa Cleckner 27 Sustaining an urban education pipeline: a case study of university and community development partnership 439 Gloria Bonilla-Santiago Index 457

About the Author :
Edited by Rhonda Phillips, President, Chatham University, Eric Trevan, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington and Patsy Kraeger, Associate Professor, California State University, Bakersfield, US

Review :
'Phillips, Trevan, and Kraeger's Research Handbook on Community Development is an invaluable new resource for students, faculty, and professionals committed to resident-led community transformation. It features deeply insightful articles exploring the most important challenges confronting those struggling to build more vibrant, equitable, resilient, and just neighborhoods, cities, and regions.' --Kenneth Reardon, University of Massachusetts Boston, US