Research Handbook on Community Development

Edited by Rhonda Phillips, St. Mary's College of Maryland, Eric Trevan, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington and Patsy Kraeger, Associate Professor, California State University, Bakersfield, US

'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

• Contents:Introduction to the Research Handbook on Community Development 1Rhonda Phillips, Eric Trevan and Patsy KraegerPART I FOUNDATIONS1 Weaving reflection, action, and knowledge creation: lived experience as acatalyst into the cycle of praxis for community development 12C. Bjørn Peterson, Craig A. Talmage and Richard C. Knopf2 The study of poverty in places: scope, scale, and space 24Elizabeth A. Dobis, Lionel J. Beaulieu and Indraneel Kumar3 In pursuit of just communities: supporting community development formarginalized communities through regional sustainability planning 48Jason Reece4 Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD): core principles 67Ivis García5 Stepping up the ladder: reflecting on the role of nonprofit organisations insupporting community participation 76Julia Fursova6 Social economy, social capital, NGOs and community development: agendered perspective 93Dyana P. Mason7 What can Northwest European community enterprises learn fromAmerican community-based organizations? 104David P. Varady, Reinout Kleinhans and Nuha Al Sader8 Community development, well-being and technology: a Kenyan village 124Claire Wallace and Leanne TownsendPART II RESEARCH METHODS AND FRAMEWORKS9 Experience of group formation in Grameen Bank, Bangladesh 137Kazi Abdur Rouf10 How to build an “intentional community” 172Brenda M. Elias11 Inclusionary zoning and inclusionary housing in the United States:measuring inputs and outcomes 189Katrin B. Anacker12 Enhancing evaluation capacity: lessons from faith-based communitydevelopment in El Salvador 204James G. Huff, Jr.13 Managing competing interests in the public participation process: lessonsfrom an analysis of residential displacement in Buffalo, New York’stransitioning neighborhoods 211Robert Mark Silverman, Li Yin and Henry Louis Taylor, Jr.14 Methods and framework of participatory action research for communitydevelopment in Bangladesh 224M. Rezaul Islam15 Building a healthy community: the Coastal Georgia Indicators Coalition 244Patsy Kraeger16 Social indicator projects for rural communities: the case of theNorthwoods Quality of Life Database 273Brandon Hofstedt17 An exploratory study of food deserts in Utica, Mississippi 290Talya D. Thomas18 Impact of socioeconomic characteristics on neighborhood environmentsatisfaction in deteriorated areas 301Mostafa Norouzi, Abolfazl Meshkini and Somayeh Khademi19 Downtown revitalization, livability and quality of life in Tucson, Arizona 319Carlos J.L. BalsasPART III EMERGING CONSTRUCTS AND THE FUTURE OFCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH20 Theories and concepts influencing sustainable community development: introducing the concept of community productivity 337Maria Spiliotopoulou and Mark Roseland21 Re-imagining community development: the Cocoa360 model 348Shadrack Frimpong, Allison R. Russell and Femida Handy22 Community development and place attachment using an inductive socialmedia approach 361Justin B. Hollander and Max Page23 Re-imagining democratic research processes in community-baseddevelopment: a case for photovoice 382Camille Sutton-Brown24 Centering aesthetics in community development: approaches from theBanff Centre for Arts and Creativity 391Jerrold McGrath25 The new role of the university in community development 407Graciela Tonon26 Community innovation and small liberal arts colleges: lessons learned fromlocal partnerships and sustainable community development 416Craig A. Talmage, Robin Lewis, Kathleen Flowers and Lisa Cleckner27 Sustaining an urban education pipeline: a case study of university andcommunity development partnership 439Gloria Bonilla-SantiagoIndex 457