Neighbor Power
Subtitle: Building Community The Seattle Way
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: December 31, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780295984445
Subjects: Social groups & communities; Urban & municipal planning; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Washington state; Government - Local; Government - U.S. Government; Public Policy - Regional Planning; Government - State & Provincial; Public Affairs & Administration; Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev.; Community development; Seattle; Washington (State)
First sentence: Community building has been my preoccupation and my career for all twenty-eight years I have lived in Seattle, but I have made time for other activities-for instance, bowling.
Description: "Building on the lessons of early labor leaders, civil rights volunteers, and political activists, Jim Diers has developed highly acclaimed strategies for community development and citizen empowerment. In Neighbor Power he offers real-life examples of how to build active, creative neighborhoods, with practical lessons in participatory democracy for ordinary, caring citizens who want to make a difference, and inspiring stories and proven programs to help government officials embrace citizen activists as true partners."--Jacket.