DIY Community Action [electronic resource] : Neighbourhood Problems and Community Self-Help
Richardson, Liz.
Bristol  : Policy Press,
2008.
This book presents a lively challenge to the existing thinking on community development, and proposes ways forward for community building.
Description based upon print version of record.
DIY community action; Contents; List of tables, figures and boxes; 1. Introduction; 2. Talking to communities; 3. Why neighbourhoods and communities matter to residents; 4. Community action: so what?; 5. The value of volunteering; 6. How the groups organise themselves; 7. What gives residents the right to take charge; 8. Obstacles and limits, supports and potential; 9. Conclusions: championing community self-help; Appendix: The Gatsby Project: further details; References; Index
This book presents a lively challenge to the existing thinking on community development, and proposes ways forward for community building.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-292) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Community development, Urban.
Self-help groups.
Social Conditions
Sociology & Social History
Social Sciences