02531cam a2200337 i 4500 656290573 TxAuBib 20230216120000.0 220421s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022012434 9781523002528 PAP 22.95 1523002522 PAP 22.95 TxAuBib rda Russell, Cormac, author Connected community. The connected community : discovering the health, wealth, and power of neighborhoods / Cormac Russell, John McKnight. First edition. Oakland, CA : BK Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc., [2022] xv, 204 pages ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier GIVEN IN MEMORY OF ROGER MOON BY JANE PIPES. Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-176) and index. "Find out how to uncover the hidden talents, assets, and abilities in your neighborhood and bring them together to create a vibrant and joyful community. It takes a village! We may be living longer, but people are more socially isolated than ever before.As a result, we are hindered both mentally and physically, and many of us are looking for something concrete we can do to address problems like poverty, racism, and climate change. What if solutions could be found on your very doorstep or just two door knocks away? John McKnight is the cooriginator of asset-based community development, which focuses on uncovering and leveraging the hidden resources, skills, and experience in our neighborhoods. He and his longtime collaborator Cormac Russell show how anyone can discover this untapped potential and connect with his or her neighbors to create healthier, safer, greener, more prosperous, and welcoming communities. They offer a wealth of illustrative examples from around the world that will inspire you to explore your own community and discover its hidden treasures. You will learn to take action on what you already deeply know-that neighborliness is not just a nice-to-have personal characteristic but essential to living a fruitful life and a powerful amplifierof community change and renewal"-- Provided by publisher. 20230308. Community development. Neighborhoods. Neighborliness. Social change. McKnight, John, 1931-, author.