| Description |
iv, 290 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1.The Nature and Planning of Community Life -- pt. One Social and Economic Changes -- The current cascade of change -- pt. Two Community Life and Change -- Contemporary challenges to community life -- pt. Three Competing Interpretations of Community Structure and Change -- Order: genetically driven dominance -- Productivity and exchange: through market competition -- Control through transcendence of conflict: equality through struggle -- Collaboration: through negotiation, adjustment and mutual aid -- pt. Four The Roles of Cooperation -- Cooperation in practice -- Conclusions -- Endnotes -- References -- 2.The Spirit and Characteristics of Community Planning -- pt. One Themes -- Communication -- Consultation -- Participation and exclusion -- The significance of participatory theories -- Negotiation -- pt. Two Applications -- Necessary conditions for effective community consultation -- The role and themes of consultation -- |
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Methods of consultation -- Consultation techniques -- Conclusion: relations of community planning with community action, community development and community organisation -- Endnotes -- References -- 3.Local Communities of Place and Contact -- Social and organisational characteristics of local communities -- The physical forms of communities -- Spatial justice -- The planning of places -- Community participation and governance -- Conclusion: the durability of local communities of place and contact -- Endnotes -- References -- 4.Communities of Interest and Interaction -- City communities -- Regional interest communities -- National communities -- Supranational political communities -- Global communities -- The many levels of community planning -- Conclusion: mixed scanning for integrated community planning -- Endnotes -- References -- 5.Human Values and Community Goals -- Value formation -- The value of prosperity -- The value of liberty -- |
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The values of social justice -- Values for sustainable communities -- Relations among the four community values -- Conclusions: how values can combine to help solve problems and shape creative plans -- Endnotes -- References -- 6.Communities of Method -- Art and creativity in planning -- Science, knowledge and planning method -- Planning as a craft -- Political control and community participation -- Conclusions: values as the basis for communities of method -- Endnotes -- References -- 7.Activities and their Analysis -- The links between activity systems and values -- The uses of models of activities -- The role of systems theory within the planning process -- Activity systems analysis in practice -- Conclusions: the roles of activity systems in community planning -- Appendix 1 Household demand and housing land supply statistics, Greater Brisbane 1996--2016 -- Appendix 2 Employment Projections: Brisbane Statistical Division -- Key Assumptions -- |
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Endnotes -- References -- 8.People, Homes and Communities -- Demographic challenges in meeting global and local housing needs -- Technological responses and impacts -- Roads, wheels, wagons and motor vehicles -- Costs, means and access to provision and finance of housing -- Balancing demand and supply for shelter -- Conclusions: the contributions of shelter to community life -- Endnotes -- References -- 9.Facets of Community -- Justifications for community intervention -- The planning and organisation of work -- The place of learning in community life -- The planning and delivery of health services -- Conclusion: the many facets of community -- Endnotes -- References -- 10.Places, Spaces and Community Design -- Places and their properties -- Communal and collective spaces and places -- The language of design and the vocabulary of space and place -- Place-making: designing to make life -- Models of urban form -- Conclusion: bringing places to life -- |
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Endnotes -- References -- 11.Community Governance and Participation -- Governance, government and community participation -- Issues of freedom and order -- The roles of negotiation and partnership -- The development and evaluation of policies and proposals -- Roles and responsibilities in governance and participation -- Scales of community and their roles of governance and control -- Conclusions: the contributions of participation and governance to community life -- Endnotes -- References -- 12.Conclusions: Community Planning Today and Tomorrow -- The elements of community planning -- Themes, roles and future directions -- The future of community planning -- Endnotes -- References |
| Summary |
In this book the author examines the impacts of social and economic change on community life and organization and explores ways in which these changes can be planned and managed |
| Notes |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Communities -- Planning
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Community life
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Community organization
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Community development -- Planning
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Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Community development, Urban
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Sustainable urban development
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| LC no. |
2010042182 |
| ISBN |
9781405198875 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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