Towards understanding community : people and places / edited by Christopher J. Clay, Mary Madden, Laura Potts.

Other author Clay, Christopher J., 1950-
Other author Madden, Mary, 1964-
Other author Potts, Laura, 1956-
Format Book
Publication InfoBasingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Descriptionxi, 250 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects
Community development--Great Britain.
Social planning--Great Britain.
Great Britain--Social policy. --1979-.

Contents People and places : an introduction towards understanding community / Christopher J. Clay, Mary Madden, Laura Potts -- The signature quilt / Roxy Walsh -- Locating community : an introduction / Christopher J. Clay -- The politics of community : new labour and the eclipse of society / Simon Parker -- Learning communities and tertiary education / Stuart Billingham -- "For all the women out there" : community and the ethics of care in the marketing of a breast cancer fundraising event / Julia D'Aloisio -- Contingent communities : British social policy and the invention of refugee communities / Lynnette Kelly -- Justice within and between communities / Mary Madden -- Globalization, multiple threats and the weakness of international institutions : a community-centred response / Simon Sweeney -- The ideal of a sustainable community, 2006 / Kristina Peat -- Community informatics : building civil society in the information age? / Leigh Keeble -- Working with the community : research and action / Gayle Letherby, Geraldine Brady, Geraldine Brown -- Impetus, a movement towards shared ethical values and human rights / Adam Short -- Building healthy communities / Laura Potts -- How communities can use geographical information systems / Steve Cinderby -- Community capacity building, community development and health : a case study of "Health Issues in the Community" / Richard Phillips -- A community of expertise : positioning the UK environmental breast cancer movement / Laura Potts -- Towards understanding community : promoting participatory working / Pat Turton.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 218-242) and index.
LCCN 2007048299
ISBN0230542646 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780230542648 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks HN 49.C6 T688 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold