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Community Action and Planning: Contexts, Drivers and Outcomes
Nick Gallent
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Description for Community Action and Planning: Contexts, Drivers and Outcomes
Paperback. Analyses the contexts, drivers and outcomes of community action and planning in the global north: from emergent neighbourhood planning in England to the community-based housing movement in New York, and from active citizenship in the Dutch new towns to associative action in Marseille. Editor(s): Gallent, Nick; Ciaffi, Daniela. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: RPC; RPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 159 x 233 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
With trust in top-down government faltering, community-based groups around the world are displaying an ever-greater appetite to take control of their own lives and neighbourhoods. This unique book analyses the contexts, drivers and outcomes of community action and planning in a selection of case studies, providing a valuable resource for academic researchers and for postgraduate students on social policy, planning and community development courses.
With trust in top-down government faltering, community-based groups around the world are displaying an ever-greater appetite to take control of their own lives and neighbourhoods. This unique book analyses the contexts, drivers and outcomes of community action and planning in a selection of case studies, providing a valuable resource for academic researchers and for postgraduate students on social policy, planning and community development courses.
Product Details
Publisher
Policy Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
534g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447315179
SKU
V9781447315179
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Ref
99-50
About Nick Gallent
Nick Gallent is Professor of Housing and Planning and Head of the Bartlett School of Planning at University College London. His research focuses on UK planning policy as it pertains to housing delivery and as it affects rural communities. Daniela Ciaffi is Professor of Urban Sociology in the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Palermo. She ... Read more
Reviews for Community Action and Planning: Contexts, Drivers and Outcomes
Should be regarded as a welcome addition on the reading lists of students and researchers who are interested in learning about planning activism and community organising. Town Planning Review A valuable contribution to our understanding of community action and public participation in planning that pushes boundaries in its reframing of participation as an integral part of planning and ... Read more