Beginning with the foundations of community development; An Introduction to Community Development offers a comprehensive and practical approach to planning for communities. Road-tested in the authorsrsquo; own teaching; and through the training they provide for practicing planners; it enables students to begin making connections between academic study and practical know-how from both private and public sector contexts. An Introduction to Community Development shows how planners can utilize local economic interests and integrate finance and marketing considerations into their strategy. Most importantly; the book is strongly focused on outcomes; encouraging students to ask: what is best practice when it comes to planning for communities; and how do we accurately measure the results of planning practice? This newly revised and updated edition includes:increased coverage of sustainability issues; discussion of localism and its relation to community development;quality of life; community well-being and public health considerations; and content on local food systems. Each chapter provides a range of reading materials for the student; supplemented with text boxes; a chapter outline; keywords; and reference lists; and new skills based exercises at the end of each chapter to help students turn their learning into action; making this the most user-friendly text for community development now available.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Do Something with Your PhotosBy JKThis is a super fun book that will encourage you to do something with your photos instead of just posting to Facebook or worse; just letting them linger on your computer. There are plenty of projects that are suitable for virtually any age range and even for a group (think craft project for a group of kids; teens or adults). And you wont need to go out and purchase a bunch of fancy supplies; most of the ideas make use of stuff probably lying around the house or in the garage. I especially enjoyed the projects that made use of a group of people (and no; they dont have to be gathered together at the same time). We made a calendar for the grandparents and it was an enormous hit; and now others want one too! The second; smaller section on how to take better pictures contains a lot of very practical; and again; very easy advice. I cant believe how practical and useful the strong monopod is (you have to buy to the book if you want to know more!).I hope the authors are already planning another book!1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Fun; Creative Ideas for Crafting with PhotosBy Lisa SheaLets make it clear - this is NOT a how-to manual for a camera. It doesnt tell you how to set shutter speed or anything like that. It doesnt tell you the right angle to take sunsets from. What this primarily is about is fun ways to use the printed photos after you have printed them. Crafty ideas. Gift ideas.For example; you can take a Rubiks cube and put pieces of a photo onto each square; customizing it. You can make a photo album out of an Altoids tin. You can make your own snow globe. You can customize a laptop sleeve.Sure; a small section at the back encourages you to bribe strangers with candy to get candid street photographs. It talks about tying a string to your camera; and stepping on the string; to help you steady it if your hands are shaky. It describes the fun of throwing your camera in the air with a long shutter speed so you get swirly photos of a turning landscape. But most of this is about the crafts you can do.For many of that; that is awesome.You could say that you could Google and find the same sort of crafty ideas; but sometimes theres something nice about sitting down with a book thats all organized for you and reading through it. Its also a nice book to bring to a meeting or get-together to pass around.Also; I love the lighthearted tone of the book. Whoever wrote this has a great sense of humor.Well recommended!8 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Photojojo wakes your creative force within youBy Enche TjinIf you have thousands of pictures in your harddrive and dont know what to do with it; Photojojo creative ideas will come to the rescue. Part one of the book provides you with creative juices such as making your own photo mosaic; wall mural; book; creative frame; photo cupcake; personalized laptop sleeve and so many more.Part two will provide you with a more creative ways to take photos that surely make your photos stand out among your friends. Some of the ideas / tutorial are doggie cam; painting with light; photo projects; street photography and so many more.Some ideas are a bit complex to make; especially if you are not into DIY (Do It yourself); but Photojojo describes it very clearly including tips where to get the ingredients. In the creative photo taking section; all you need is a regular compact camera or entry level DSLR cameras.Selling at less $15; this book is surprisingly very well made. It is full color book with thick art paper. The jacket is very well made and durable as well. Photojojo also makes a great gift for your friends or family who love photographycheck my website for more reviews and photography related news/recommendations
