Building Strong Communities : guidelines on empowering the grass roots.

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In recent years, building strong communities has become a key area of both policy and practice. Steve Skinner looks at developing skills, assets and local leadership, supporting community groups and enhancing partnerships. He explores how to promote equal opportunities and diversity, describes how strong communities might look with seven key features, and introduces a new 'wheel of participation' as a useful planning framework. A key focus of this book is on empowering the grass roots--building people, groups, organizations and networks. As well as being relevant to higher education students in a number of disciplines, it will be useful to professionals and staff in many different settings who wish to engage with communities more effectively and build stronger communities. Building Strong Communities is a practical resource with a range of approaches to help plan and implement effective community support. It contains useful tools, down-to-earth frameworks and practical methods, and is packed with examples from across the UK