What is community devlopment and the different stages involved in it,
for example the politics and so forth?

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Request for Question Clarification by shivreddy-ga on 24 Dec 2002 10:36 PST

Hi,

Thank you for your question. Please give me a little more detail to
work on. What type of an answer are you expecting for this question?
Do you have a certain pattern in mind? By community developement, are
you referring to any particular geographical region?

Regards,
Shiv Reddy

Hello lingy-ga,

“A United Nations definition refers to community development as a
process of social action in which the people of a community organise
themselves for planning and action; define their common and individual
needs and solve their problems; make plans which rely as much as
possible on community resources, also using when necessary services
and materials from government and non-government agencies outside the
community. Community development helps people to develop economically
and socially viable communities which can assist, strengthen and
adequately support individual and family growth, and enhance the
quality of life.”
http://www.maf.govt.nz/mafnet/publications/archive/rural-bulletin/1998/may-98/rbmay999.htm

I’ve collected several examples of community development projects and
resources to help you with your further explorations of the subject. I
hope you find them helpful for your need to learn about the stages and
elements of community development. Best wishes for continuing your
research.

czh

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SAMPLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
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http://www.cedresources.nf.net/cd.htm
Community Development: Principles and Practices
The United Nations defines Community Development as a process whereby
the efforts of Government are united with those of the people to
improve the social, cultural, and economic conditions in communities.
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Mariner Resource
Opportunities Network
See Module 3 for a workshop outline on community development.

http://maaori.com/develop/
Maori Development, and Community Development
http://maaori.com/develop/commwhat.html
Community Development: What is it?

http://www.bos.frb.org/commdev/faith/ced.pdf
Faith-Based Community Economic Development: Principles & Practice
This is a 68 page document that provides guidelines for setting up a
community development program.

http://commpres.env.state.ma.us/content/publications.asp
Building Vibrant Communities from State of Massachusetts
This book guides a community through the process of creating an
effective Community Development Plan.

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COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT RESOURCES
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http://www.cwc.ie/work/cdp.html
CWC understanding of Community Development
This is a one page summary of the principles of community development.

http://www.cardi.cornell.edu/cd_toolbox_2/cdindex.cfm
Community and Economic Development Toolbox...

http://www.stls.frb.org/community/selfstudy/pdf/unit_1.pdf
Community Development Finance

http://www.comm-dev.org/
Community Development Society

http://www.state.ct.us/ecd/
State of Connecticut Economic and Community Development resources

http://www.coscda.org/
Council of State Community Development Agencies

http://www.cdvca.org/
Community Development Venture Capital Alliance

http://cdj.oupjournals.org/
Community Development Journal

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Request for Answer Clarification by lingy-ga on 30 Dec 2002 10:08 PST

For example, urban development.  What are the processes involved in
building up a community.  For example, initiation, development, money
needed, politics involved.  If you can't answer it, please refund me
my $10.00.  Thank you.

Linda Ganley

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Clarification of Answer by czh-ga on 30 Dec 2002 11:52 PST

Hello lingy-ga,

I'd be delighted to give you the most useful information for your
project. To that end, I'd appreciate getting more information about
what you're looking for. Community development is by definition
specific to geographic, political, ethnic, social and other boundaries
of the community you're plannning to work with. Your question was
completely generic and you didn't respond to the earlier clarification
so I gave you a broad-based answer that could apply in many
situations. Please give me some more information about what you mean
by "urban development," which country, state, community is involved?
What concerns or problems is your development project supposed to deal
with. The more information you can give, the better I will be able to
answer you.
czh