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Category: Books

  • Robert Putnam’s views on Urban Sprawl and Community

    See: Robert Putnam Research and Bowling Alone by Robert Putnam Robert Putnam, a renowned political scientist and author, has extensively studied the effects of urban sprawl on community participation. According to Putnam, urban sprawl has a detrimental impact on social capital, community engagement, and overall civic participation. Putnam argues that urban sprawl, characterized by the…

  • An other kingdom: Departing Consumer Culture by John McKnight, Peter Block and Walter Brueggeman

    See: Community Building Reading List, List of books by Peter Block and List of Books by John McKnight Notes about An other kingdom: Departing Consumer Culture (via ChatGPT): Certainly! I apologize for the oversight. “An Other Kingdom: Departing the Consumer Culture” is a collaborative work by Peter Block, Walter Brueggeman, and John McKnight. Together, these…

  • List of books by Peter Block

    See: Individual Authors and their books Community Building Reading List and Research by Peter Block

  • Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community’s Assets by John Kretzmann and John McKnight

    See: List of Books by John McKnight and Community Building Reading List Notes about Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community’s Assets (via ChatGPT): “Building Communities from the Inside Out: A Path Toward Finding and Mobilizing a Community’s Assets” is a renowned book written by John P. Kretzmann…

  • The Careless Society: Community and its Counterfeits by John McKnight and John Kretzmann

    See: Community Building Reading List and List of Books by John McKnight Notes about The Careless Society: Community and its Counterfeits by John McKnight and John Kretzmann (via ChatGPT): “The Careless Society: Community and its Counterfeits” is a thought-provoking book written by John McKnight, a social policy expert and community organizer. Published in 1995, the…

  • List of Books by John McKnight

    See: Community Building Reading List and Concept: Asset Based Community Development Here is a list of books by John McKnight: See also: Community: The structure of belonging by Peter Block which heavily draws on concepts put forward by John McKnight.

  • The Network State by Balaji Srinivasan

    See: Community Building Reading List Notes about the Network State by Balaji Srinivasan (via Google Bard): Sure, here is a summary of The Network State by Balaji Srinivasan: The Network State is a book by Balaji Srinivasan that explores the potential of new technologies to create new forms of governance. Srinivasan argues that the internet…

  • The evolution of cooperation by Robert Axelrod

    See: Community Building Reading List Notes about the evolution of cooperation by Robert Axelrod (via Google Bard): Sure, here is a summary of The Evolution of Cooperation by Robert Axelrod: The Evolution of Cooperation is a book by political scientist Robert Axelrod that explores the conditions under which cooperation can emerge in a world of…

  • When Cultures Collide by Richard Lewis

    See: Community Building Reading List Notes about When Cultures Collide by Richard Lewis (via Google Bard): Sure, here is a summary of When Cultures Collide by Richard Lewis: When Cultures Collide is a book by Richard Lewis that explores the cultural differences that can lead to misunderstandings and conflict between people from different countries. Lewis…

  • Beyond Culture by Edward Hall

    See: Community Building Reading List Notes about Beyond Culture by Edward Hall (via GoogleBard): Sure, here is a summary of Beyond Culture by Edward Hall: Beyond Culture is a 1976 book by the American anthropologist Edward T. Hall. In the book, Hall argues that culture is a complex system of unwritten rules that govern our…