Journal of the Community Development Society articles from July 2001

Journal of the Community Development Society archives from July 2001

Looking back and looking forward: directions of change for the journal.(EDITOR'S COMMENTS)(Editorial)
July 1, 2001... Looking Back Over the past five years as editor of the Journal of the Community Development Society I have had a unique opportunity to observe directions taken in various research topics and academic disciplines. This observation has been...

New editor's comments.(Editorial)
July 1, 2001... The next issue of the Journal of the Community Development Society will be my first since being appointed Editor by the Board of the Community Development Society. This summer you will receive Volume 33, No 1, which will be a special issue on...

Reevaluating community power structures in modern communities.
July 1, 2001... ABSTRACT Classic studies of community power, carried out using different methods in different communities, sparked debate between "elitists" and "pluralists." This debate has not been resolved despite the fact that recent studies point to...

A validity assessment of aggregation methods for multiple key informant survey data.
July 1, 2001... ABSTRACT Comparative community researchers are often faced with the task of collecting detailed information about actions and events across a large number of communities. Key informants can play a crucial role in providing such data. For a...

The drop-off/pick-up method for household survey research.
July 1, 2001... ABSTRACT The hand delivery of self-administered questionnaires has been presented as an alternative for reducing non-coverage error associated with the mail method at lower cost than face-to-face interviews. This research note draws from...

An innovative approach to cost of community service studies in Wisconsin.
July 1, 2001... ABSTRACT Cost of Community Services (COCS) studies attempt to explain whether or not different types of land uses generate more (or less) revenue than they consume in public services. The technique, developed by the American Farmland Trust...

Social diversity within nonprofit boards: members' views on status and issues.
July 1, 2001... ABSTRACT This study explores the views of nonprofit agency board members about current status and issues related to board diversity. Trends in agency growth and complexity and turbulence in agency environments are described. Board members...

Community quality of life in low-income neighborhoods: findings from two contrasting communities in Toronto, Canada.
July 1, 2001... ABSTRACT An inquiry into community quality of life was carried out in a framework that recognizes the role that community structures play in individual health and well-being. Through use of focus groups and key informant interviews,...

Perceptions of recreation greenway impacts among rural community residents.
July 1, 2001... ABSTRACT Data were collected in the fall of 1997 from people living near the Kokosing Gap Trail in Northeast Central Ohio to assess perceived socioeconomic impacts of the recreation facility on local community groups. Survey methodology...

A rural community developer's guide to jail alternatives and costs.
July 1, 2001... ABSTRACT Periodically, rural leaders and citizens face once-in-a-lifetime community decisions regarding whether to build a new jail or to pass a jail bond. The study described here identified frameworks, methods, and relative costs for a...

Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics.(Book Review)
July 1, 2001... HART, STEPHEN. Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2001, 304 pp). In his work entitled Cultural Dilemmas of Progressive Politics, Stephen Hart takes us on an interesting trip that on many...

The Socratic Citizen: A Theory of Deliberative Democracy.(Book Review)
July 1, 2001... GUNDERSEN, ADOLF G. The Socratic Citizen: A Theory of Deliberative Democracy. (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2000, 321 pp.) Paper $30. This is a profound book and one that should be consumed like fine wine--slowly and, in keeping with its...

Asset Building & Community Development.(Book Review)
July 1, 2001... GREEN, GARY PAUL and ANNA HAINES. Asset Building & Community Development. (Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 2002, 251 pp.) Cloth $89.95; Paper $40.00. This book follows in the tradition of asset based community development so well...

Microenterprise Development for Better Health Outcomes.(Book Review)
July 1, 2001... RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA, ROSALIA, JAMES A. MACINKO, and WILLIAM F. WATERS (eds.). Microenterprise Development for Better Health Outcomes (Greenwood Press, 2001, 139 pages) The GW Center for International Health. Hardback (no price). The authors...

The Necessity of Politics: Reclaiming American Public Life.(Book Review)
July 1, 2001... BEEM, CHRISTOPHER. The Necessity of Politics: Reclaiming American Public Life (Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 1999). The Necessity of Politics is an extremely interesting book for anyone working toward community development...

Growth Management for a Sustainable Future: Ecological Sustainability as the New Growth Management Focus for the 21st Century.(Book Review)
July 1, 2001... ZOVANYI, GABOR. Growth Management for a Sustainable Future: Ecological Sustainability as the New Growth Management Focus for the 21st Century. (Westport, CT: Praegar, 2001, 240 pp). Paper (Softcover) $22. You cannot have infinite growth...

A Guide to Careers in Community Development.(Book Review)
July 1, 2001... BROPHY, PAUL C. and ALICE SHABECOFF. A Guide to Careers in Community Development (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2001, 309 pp). Hardback and paperback. I mentioned to a colleague that I was reading a book on careers in community...

Great Debates At The United Nations: An Encyclopedia Of Fifty Key Issues, 1945-2000.(Book Review)
July 1, 2001... GORMAN, ROBERT F. Great Debates At The United Nations: An Encyclopedia Of Fifty Key Issues, 1945-2000. (Greenwood Press, 2001, 496 pp.) Hardcover $65. For many community development professionals, our work can often, ironically, narrow our...