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Community Development

By: Randy Stoecker
In: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies
Edited by: Ray Hutchison
Subject:Urban Planning, Urban Sociology, Urban Studies
Keywords:communities of practice; community and organizations; community development; community organizing; Hull House; informatics; Third World

Community development refers to a wide variety of practices that enable communities to rebuild their housing, local economies, and social fabric. It can be conducted in poor rural communities to improve ...

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  Stoecker, R. (2010). Community development. In R. Hutchison (Ed.), Encyclopedia of urban studies (pp. 176-178). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n64
  
  Stoecker, Randy. "Community Development." In Encyclopedia of Urban Studies, edited by Hutchison, Ray, 176-78. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n64.
  
  Stoecker, R. 2010. Community Development. In: Ray Hutchison Editor, 2010. Encyclopedia of Urban Studies, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 176-178 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n64> [Accessed 22 Jun 2021].
  
  Stoecker, Randy. "Community Development." Encyclopedia of Urban Studies. Edited by Ray Hutchison. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010, pp. 176-78. SAGE Knowledge. 22 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n64.
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