I've liked Rothman's work on locality development. Parallels our historical approach and relates it to both community organizing and planning approached. Bill Schlesinger pvida@whc.net Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID Frank Cookingham via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
The best book is Bryant Myers, Walking with the Poor (revised and expanded edition), 2011, Orbis Books.
John Friedmann, Empowerment: The Politics of Alternative Development, 1992, Blackwell.
Amartya Sen, Development as Freedom, 1999, Oxford University Press.
Abhijit V. Banerjee and Ester Duflo, Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, 2011, Public Affairs Books.
Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert, When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor ... And Yourself, 2009, Moody Publishers.
read Easterly and Sachs at the same time to see two very different approaches: William Easterly, The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good, 2006, Penguin Books.
Jeffrey D. Sachs, The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, 2005, Penguin Books.
Peace, Frank Cookingham, retired evaluator of international community development
On Friday, June 27, 2014 12:30 PM, David Dunn via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
Hi all.
An old friend has asked for recommendations on:
general literature on community development? I need to get out of project-think and into a more comprehensive mode. Any suggestions that I should pass on.
David
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Discerning books on community development that have influenced my thinking, I find myself asking what is the question behind the question when one asks for general literature on community development. In Chicago the ICA is wrestling with what does it look like to do sustainable community development (adding environmental considerations to influencing community change). What are people discovering that is helpful literature on ‘sustainable community development? The following books have influenced my thinking on community development: Diers, Jim, Neighbor Power: Building community the Seattle Way (2004) Hopkins, Rob, Transition Handbook: from oil dependency to local resilience (2008). Pioneered in Ireland/England since 2006, transition communities are now in 43 countries and 1,130 initiatives (including 150 in the United States). James, Sarah and Lahti, Torbjorn, The Natural Step for Communities: how cities and towns can change to sustainable practices, 2004. Piloted in Scandinavia, this approach has been especially effective for changing large public institutions as well as geographical communities. Kaplan, Allan, The Development Practitioners Handbook (1996) and Artists of the Invisible – Development Practitioners and Social Practice (2002). Allan is from Cape Town, South Africa. You can watch a wonder-filled presentation he gave at Schumacher College in 2011 on “Reading the nature of process from a process of nature” at this link: http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/community/reading-the-nature-of-process-... Kretzmann, John and McKnight, John, Building Communities from the Inside Out: A path toward finding and mobilizing a community’s assets (1993). The community assets survey approach described in this book launched the ABCD (Asset-Based Community Development) approach ***** We have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour Now we must go back and tell the people this is the Hour. And there are things to be considered. Where are you living? What are you doing? Are you in right relation? Where is your water? Know your garden. It is time to speak your truth. Create your community. Be good to each other. And do not look outside yourself for the leader. This could be a good time! There is a river flowing very fast. It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid. They will try to hold on to the shore. They will feel they are being torn apart and they will suffer greatly. Know the river has a destination. The elders say we must let go of the shore, and push off and into the river, Keep our eyes open, and our head above the water. See who is in there with you and Celebrate. At this time in history, we are to take nothing personally. Least of all, ourselves. For the moment that we do, our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt. The time of the lone wolf is over. Gather yourselves! Banish the word “struggle” from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that you do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration. We are the ones we have been waiting for. ~~ Alice Walker from We are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For On Jun 28, 2014, at 4:34 PM, William Schlesinger via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
I've liked Rothman's work on locality development. Parallels our historical approach and relates it to both community organizing and planning approached.
Bill Schlesinger pvida@whc.net
Frank Cookingham via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
The best book is Bryant Myers, Walking with the Poor (revised and expanded edition), 2011, Orbis Books.
John Friedmann, Empowerment: The Politics of Alternative Development, 1992, Blackwell.
Amartya Sen, Development as Freedom, 1999, Oxford University Press.
Abhijit V. Banerjee and Ester Duflo, Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, 2011, Public Affairs Books.
Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert, When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor ... And Yourself, 2009, Moody Publishers.
read Easterly and Sachs at the same time to see two very different approaches: William Easterly, The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good, 2006, Penguin Books.
Jeffrey D. Sachs, The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, 2005, Penguin Books.
Peace, Frank Cookingham, retired evaluator of international community development
On Friday, June 27, 2014 12:30 PM, David Dunn via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
Hi all.
An old friend has asked for recommendations on:
general literature on community development? I need to get out of project-think and into a more comprehensive mode.
Any suggestions that I should pass on.
David
David Dunn 740 S Alton Way 9B Denver, CO 80247 720-314-5991 dmdunn1@gmail.com
CDRA, Community Development Resource (agency,association) in South Africa Jim Wiegel One question that is helpful is, "What could we do right now that would be very scary, what of all the things on the list makes you go, 'Huh?!'" Let's do that one. Niyonu Spann James F. Wiegel 401 North Beverly Way, Tolleson, Arizona 85353 Tel. 011-623-936-8671 or 011-623-363-3277 jfwiegel@yahoo.com www.partnersinparticipation.com Upcoming public course opportunities: ToP® Facilitation Methods: Sep 9-10, Nov 18-19, 2014 Click to watch video. ToP® Strategic Planning: Oct 7-8, 2014 Click to learn more. Facilitation Mastery: The Mastering the Technology of Participation program begins in Oakland on Nov 12-14, 2014 Click to watch video. For online registration go to http://www.top-training.net The AZ ToP® Community of Practice meets the 1st Friday, 1-4 pm, starting again on Sept 5th at ACYR, 648 N. 5th Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85003 AICP Planners: 14.5 CM for all ToP® courses
On Jun 29, 2014, at 7:14, Karen Snyder via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
Discerning books on community development that have influenced my thinking, I find myself asking what is the question behind the question when one asks for general literature on community development. In Chicago the ICA is wrestling with what does it look like to do sustainable community development (adding environmental considerations to influencing community change). What are people discovering that is helpful literature on ‘sustainable community development?
The following books have influenced my thinking on community development:
Diers, Jim, Neighbor Power: Building community the Seattle Way (2004)
Hopkins, Rob, Transition Handbook: from oil dependency to local resilience (2008). Pioneered in Ireland/England since 2006, transition communities are now in 43 countries and 1,130 initiatives (including 150 in the United States).
James, Sarah and Lahti, Torbjorn, The Natural Step for Communities: how cities and towns can change to sustainable practices, 2004. Piloted in Scandinavia, this approach has been especially effective for changing large public institutions as well as geographical communities.
Kaplan, Allan, The Development Practitioners Handbook (1996) and Artists of the Invisible – Development Practitioners and Social Practice (2002). Allan is from Cape Town, South Africa. You can watch a wonder-filled presentation he gave at Schumacher College in 2011 on “Reading the nature of process from a process of nature” at this link: http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/community/reading-the-nature-of-process-...
Kretzmann, John and McKnight, John, Building Communities from the Inside Out: A path toward finding and mobilizing a community’s assets (1993). The community assets survey approach described in this book launched the ABCD (Asset-Based Community Development) approach
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We have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour
Now we must go back and tell the people this is the Hour.
And there are things to be considered.
Where are you living? What are you doing? Are you in right relation?
Where is your water? Know your garden.
It is time to speak your truth. Create your community. Be good to each other.
And do not look outside yourself for the leader. This could be a good time!
There is a river flowing very fast.
It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid.
They will try to hold on to the shore.
They will feel they are being torn apart and they will suffer greatly.
Know the river has a destination.
The elders say we must let go of the shore, and push off and into the river,
Keep our eyes open, and our head above the water.
See who is in there with you and Celebrate.
At this time in history, we are to take nothing personally. Least of all, ourselves.
For the moment that we do, our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt.
The time of the lone wolf is over.
Gather yourselves!
Banish the word “struggle” from your attitude and your vocabulary.
All that you do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.
We are the ones we have been waiting for.
~~ Alice Walker from We are the Ones We Have Been Waiting For
On Jun 28, 2014, at 4:34 PM, William Schlesinger via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
I've liked Rothman's work on locality development. Parallels our historical approach and relates it to both community organizing and planning approached.
Bill Schlesinger pvida@whc.net
Frank Cookingham via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
The best book is Bryant Myers, Walking with the Poor (revised and expanded edition), 2011, Orbis Books.
John Friedmann, Empowerment: The Politics of Alternative Development, 1992, Blackwell.
Amartya Sen, Development as Freedom, 1999, Oxford University Press.
Abhijit V. Banerjee and Ester Duflo, Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, 2011, Public Affairs Books.
Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert, When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor ... And Yourself, 2009, Moody Publishers.
read Easterly and Sachs at the same time to see two very different approaches: William Easterly, The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good, 2006, Penguin Books.
Jeffrey D. Sachs, The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, 2005, Penguin Books.
Peace, Frank Cookingham, retired evaluator of international community development
On Friday, June 27, 2014 12:30 PM, David Dunn via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
Hi all.
An old friend has asked for recommendations on:
general literature on community development? I need to get out of project-think and into a more comprehensive mode.
Any suggestions that I should pass on.
David
David Dunn 740 S Alton Way 9B Denver, CO 80247 720-314-5991 dmdunn1@gmail.com
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Thank you, Karen. Wonderful!! -----Original Message----- From: Karen Snyder via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Sun, Jun 29, 2014 10:14 am Subject: Re: [Dialogue] best books on community development Discerningbooks on community development that have influenced my thinking, I find myselfasking what is the question behind the question when one asks for general literatureon community development. In Chicago the ICA iswrestling with what does it look like to do sustainablecommunity development (adding environmental considerations to influencingcommunity change). What are people discovering that is helpfulliterature on ‘sustainable community development? Thefollowing books have influenced my thinking on community development: Diers,Jim, NeighborPower: Building community the SeattleWay (2004) Hopkins, Rob, Transition Handbook: from oil dependency to local resilience (2008). Pioneered in Ireland/England since 2006,transition communities are now in 43 countries and 1,130 initiatives (including150 in the United States). James,Sarah and Lahti, Torbjorn, TheNatural Step for Communities: how citiesand towns can change to sustainable practices, 2004. Piloted in Scandinavia, this approach has been especially effective for changing large public institutions as well as geographical communities. Kaplan, Allan, TheDevelopment Practitioners Handbook (1996) and Artists of theInvisible – Development Practitioners and Social Practice (2002). Allan is from Cape Town, South Africa. You can watch a wonder-filled presentation hegave at Schumacher College in 2011 on “Reading the nature of process from aprocess of nature” at this link: http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk/community/reading-the-nature-of-process-... Kretzmann,John and McKnight, John, BuildingCommunities from the Inside Out: A pathtoward finding and mobilizing a community’s assets (1993). The community assets survey approach describedin this book launched the ABCD (Asset-Based Community Development) approach ***** We have been telling thepeople that this is the Eleventh Hour Now we must go back andtell the people this is the Hour. And there are things to beconsidered. Where are you living? What are you doing? Are you in right relation? Where is your water? Know your garden. It is time to speak yourtruth. Create your community. Be good to each other. And do not look outsideyourself for the leader. This could be agood time! There is a river flowingvery fast. It is so great and swiftthat there are those who will be afraid. They will try to hold on tothe shore. They will feel they arebeing torn apart and they will suffer greatly. Know the river has a destination. The elders say we must letgo of the shore, and push off and into the river, Keep our eyes open, and ourhead above the water. See who is in there withyou and Celebrate. At this time in history, weare to take nothing personally. Least ofall, ourselves. For the moment that we do,our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt. The time of the lone wolfis over. Gather yourselves! Banish the word “struggle”from your attitude and your vocabulary. All that you do now must bedone in a sacred manner and in celebration. We are the ones we havebeen waiting for. ~~ Alice Walker from We are the Ones We HaveBeen Waiting For On Jun 28, 2014, at 4:34 PM, William Schlesinger via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: I've liked Rothman's work on locality development. Parallels our historical approach and relates it to both community organizing and planning approached. Bill Schlesinger pvida@whc.net Frank Cookingham via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: The best book is Bryant Myers, Walking with the Poor (revised and expanded edition), 2011, Orbis Books. John Friedmann, Empowerment: The Politics of Alternative Development, 1992, Blackwell. Amartya Sen, Development as Freedom, 1999, Oxford University Press. Abhijit V. Banerjee and Ester Duflo, Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty, 2011, Public Affairs Books. Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert, When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty without Hurting the Poor ... And Yourself, 2009, Moody Publishers. read Easterly and Sachs at the same time to see two very different approaches: William Easterly, The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good, 2006, Penguin Books. Jeffrey D. Sachs, The End of Poverty: Economic Possibilities for Our Time, 2005, Penguin Books. Peace, Frank Cookingham, retired evaluator of international community development On Friday, June 27, 2014 12:30 PM, David Dunn via Dialogue <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Hi all. An old friend has asked for recommendations on: general literature on community development? I need to get out of project-think and into a more comprehensive mode. Any suggestions that I should pass on. David David Dunn 740 S Alton Way 9B Denver, CO 80247 720-314-5991 dmdunn1@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Dialogue mailing list Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net
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