Journal of the Community Development Society articles from July 2002

Journal of the Community Development Society archives from July 2002

Special theme: research on community development practice.(EDITOR'S COMMENTS)(Editorial)
July 1, 2002... This issue includes a set of papers that share the theme of research on community development practice. It is fitting that this second issue of the Journal of the Community Development Society under my editorship has this focus, following the...

Community-based social marketing: involvement in health programs.
July 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Social marketing is a strategy that uses marketing approaches developed within the business arena to design, implement, and evaluate socially beneficial programs. This approach can be an effective social change strategy for groups...

Building capacity for community efficacy for economic development in Mississippi.
July 1, 2002... ABSTRACT In the present political environment, there is an interest in developing policies aimed at building capacity for community efficacy: the ability of a local population to come together and act collectively in pursuit of a...

Ecosystem restoration as community economic development? An assessment of the possibilities.
July 1, 2002... ABSTRACT The decline of the primary economy over the past two decades has had devastating socioeconomic effects on rural communities and people across the American West. However, it has also opened up an opportunity to restore ecosystem...

Sponsorship of community leadership development programs: what constitutes an ideal partnership?
July 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Leadership development programs help communities to address today's complex challenges. Such programs frequently emphasize the importance of collaborating with others to effect long-term, positive change. The costs and demands of...

Community development and environmental quality: benefits and challenges using a service learning model for university engagement.
July 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Urban neighborhood-based organizations have long played an important role in mobilizing resources and resident participation to revitalize communities. Today, these organizations seek information about environmental hazards and...

Uinta County: a case study in Wyoming land use planning.
July 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Many Rocky Mountain States are experiencing unprecedented conversion of agricultural land to residential use. An early 1980s oil boom in Uinta County. Wyoming, set a precedent for rapid, unmanaged growth. Recent population growth...

Collaboration, New Generation Cooperatives and local development.
July 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Local public officials and development practitioners are struggling to find ways to revitalize their communities. This article examines an expanded role for agricultural businesses in the development process. Three main issues are...

Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things.(Book Review)
July 1, 2002... McDONOUGH, WILLIAM and MICHAEL BRAUNGART. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. (New York: North Point Press, 2002, 186 pp.). While the subjects of industrial design, chemistry and product development are generally not the...

Microenterprise Development for Better Health Outcomes.(Book Review)
July 1, 2002... RODRIGUEZ-GARCIA, ROSALIA, JAMES A. MACINKO, and WILLIAM F. WATERS (eds.) Microenterprise Development for Better Health Outcomes. (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001, 139 pp.). Hardback. The authors of this book are from the George...

Greenbelt, Maryland: A Living Legacy of the New Deal.(Book Review)
July 1, 2002... KNEPPER, CATHY D. Greenbelt, Maryland; A Living Legacy of the New Deal. (Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001, 304 pp.) Cloth. Never having visited the city of Greenbelt, Maryland, I wondered if this book would hold my...

Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Water.(Book Review)
July 1, 2002... GLENNON, ROBERT. Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America's Fresh Water. (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2002, 314 pp.). The use and misuse of water in the United States is hardly an original or unresearched topic....

Collaboration: What Makes It Work.(Book Review)
July 1, 2002... MATTESSICH, PAUL W., MARTA MURRAY-CLOSE, and BARBARA R. MONSEY. Collaboration: What Makes It Work, 2nd Edition. (St. Paul, MN: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, 2001. 82 pp.). Paper. One of the key values among the Community Development...