Includes index.

Contents: Foundations: A frame work for community and economic development -- Seven theories for seven community developers -- Asset-based community development -- Social capital and community building -- Community development practice -- Preparation and planning: Community visioning and strategic planning -- Etsablishing community-based organizations -- Developing community leadership skills -- Community development assessments -- Community asset mapping and surveys -- Assessing your local economy: industry composition and economic impact analysis -- Programming techniques and strategies: Workforce training for the twenty-first century -- Marketing the community -- Retaining and expanding existing businesses in the community -- Entrepreneurship as a community development strategy -- Tourism-based development -- Housing and community planning -- Neighborhood planning for community development and renewal -- Measuring progress: Community indicators, best practices and benchmarking -- Issues impacting community development: Community development finance -- Securing grants for community development projects -- The glabal economy and community development -- Sustainability in community development -- Conclusions and observations on the future of community development.