Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title Maryland: A Middle Temperament explores the ironies, contradictions, and compromises that give "America's oldest border state" its special character.

This book shows how participatory government can lead to the unjust and illegitimate exercise of power.

Now in its 2nd edition, this title explores and explains the trends and issues that underlie the renaissance of UK towns and cities and describes the sustainable urban neighbourhood as a model for rebuilding urban areas.

This book demonstrates how informal and formal networks strengthen community capacity and improve cross-sectoral working.

In this groundbreaking guide to the increasingly important discipline of community design, a leading international expert draws upon his own experiences and those of colleagues around the world to provide proven tools and techniques for ...

Shows how to turn globalization into opportunity--to grow new businesses, create new jobs, revitalize regions, and develop international cities of the future.

Encompassing community development, organizing, planning, & social change, as well as globalisation, this book is grounded in participatory & empowerment practice. The 36 chapters assess practice, theory & research methods.

Articles resulting from a course organized by the Centro de Direitos Humanos and held in S~ao Paulo, Brazil, in 2002 to educate young leaders of communities and social movements on matters of human rights.

The second edition is significantly updated and expanded to include a section on globalization as well as new chapters on the foreclosure crisis, and emerging forms of community.