Community Development: A Local Look at an International Issue
Poster Number
19
Format
Poster Presentation
Abstract/Artist Statement
Community development has become a key component of both government and private organization action. Several varying approaches to such development have been applied in different areas of the world. Using studies of programs in Canada, France, Australia, and Britain, as well as the opinions of various researchers, the emphases of community development from across the world are compared to the needs of the local Midtown area in Stockton, California, as seen through an analysis of the Midtown Survey. Most of the other community development projects focus on employment and housing, as well as attention to community-specific problems, while the results of the survey show that the needs of the Midtown area center on racial issues and housing. It becomes apparent that, in order for any community development initiative to be successful in the Midtown neighborhood, race and housing issues must be emphasized
Location
Pacific Geosciences Center
Start Date
30-4-2005 1:00 PM
End Date
30-4-2005 3:00 PM
Community Development: A Local Look at an International Issue
Pacific Geosciences Center
Community development has become a key component of both government and private organization action. Several varying approaches to such development have been applied in different areas of the world. Using studies of programs in Canada, France, Australia, and Britain, as well as the opinions of various researchers, the emphases of community development from across the world are compared to the needs of the local Midtown area in Stockton, California, as seen through an analysis of the Midtown Survey. Most of the other community development projects focus on employment and housing, as well as attention to community-specific problems, while the results of the survey show that the needs of the Midtown area center on racial issues and housing. It becomes apparent that, in order for any community development initiative to be successful in the Midtown neighborhood, race and housing issues must be emphasized