Welfare Reform on the Web (September 2009): Community regeneration and development - UK

An introduction to community development

R. Phillips and R. Pittman (editors)

London: Routledge, 2009

Community development not only concerns the physical dimensions of the community, but also the social, cultural, economic, political and environmental aspects. This textbook seeks to address the challenging facets of community development by presenting a variety of essential topics, and demonstrates how to best plan the rebuilding, revitalization and development of communities utilizing a wide variety of economic and strategic tools.