The only up-to-date, accessibly written short guide to community development, this third edition offers an invaluable and authoritative introduction. Fully updated to reflect changes in policy, practice, economics and culture, it will equip readers with an understanding of the history and theory of community development, as well as practical guidance on how to do it. This is a key text for all students and practitioners working with communities. It includes: O a broad overview of core themes, concepts, basic practices and key issues in community development; O an analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on community life and well-being, along with the implications for longer-term community support; O additional brand new content on the pressing issues ofdemocratic decline, social fragmentation and isolation, social care pressures, technological developments and climate change.
Introduction What is community development? The changing context of community development Theoretical concepts Effective and ethical community development: what's needed? Applying community development in different service areas Challenges for practice Current and future trends
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