Relevant Publications
From Clients to Citizens: Asset-Based Community Development as a Strategy For Community-Driven Development, by Alison Mathie and Gord Gunningham, January 2002.
Who is Driving Development? Reflections on the Transformative Potential of Asset-Based Community Development by Alison Mathie and Gord Cunningham, February 2003.
The Coady International Centre's website is now carrying the most recent paper written on ABCD.
Following articles can be downloaded from http://www.northwestern.edu/ipr/abcd/abcdrelatedpubs.html
Hidden Treasures: Building Community
Connections by Engaging the Gifts of people on welfare, people with
disabilities, people with mental illness, older adults, and young people,
by Sussan A. Rans (2005)
Building
the Bridge from Client to Citizen: A Community Toolbox for Welfare Reform,by
John P. Kretzmann and Michael B. Green (1998)
A
Twenty-First Century Map for Healthy Communities and Families,by John
L. McKnight (1997)
Voluntary
Associations in Low-Income Neighborhoods: An Unexplored Community Resource,
by John P. Kretzmann, John L. McKnight, and Nicol Turner (1996)
The
Careless Society: Community and Its Counterfeits, by John L. McKnight
(1995).
School
Participation in Local Community Economic Development, by John P.
Kretzmann (1993)
Community-Based
Development and Local Schools: A Promising Partnership, by John P.
Kretzmann (1992)
On the Conduct of Forums: Community Invention, by Stanley
J. Hallett (1992)
Community
Building in Logan Square, by Mary O'Connell (1990)
Mapping
Community Capacity, by John L. McKnight and John P. Kretzmann (1990)
The
Gift of Hospitality, by Mary O'Connell (1988)
A
Primer for a School's Participation in the Development of Its Local Community,
by John L. McKnight (1988)
An
Accounting System Designed to Monitor the Environments We Invest In for
Labelled People, (a two page summary) by John L. McKnight
Agents Rather Than Patients,
Address by Dr. Anna Kajumulo Tibaijuka, Executive Director, UN-HABITAT,
(2003)
Agents Rather than Patients,
Building and Social Housing Foundation (2003) This excellent
booklet on asset-based community development is based upon a national
consultation held at Windsor Castle in England. It is a comprehensive
review of asset-based principles, theory and practice in the United Kingdom.
However, it will be very useful to practitioners in other countries (John
McKnight).
Sustainable Livelihood Approach:
http://www.livelihoods.org/SLdefn.html
http://www.ifad.org/sla/about/index.htm
http://www.comminit.com/planningmodels/pmodels/planningmodels-90.html
http://www.samuha.org/Page-7.htm
http://www.fao.org/documents/show_cdr.asp?url_file=/docrep/003/X9371e/x9371e22.htm
Appreciative Inquiry:
http://appreciativeinquiry.cwru.edu/
http://www.appreciative-inquiry.org/
Social Capital:
http://www.bowlingalone.com/socialcapital.php3
http://www.infed.org/biblio/social_capital.htm
