Smart communities : how citizens and local leaders can use strategic thinking to build a brighter future / Suzanne W. Morse.

By: Morse, Suzanne W. (Suzanne Whitlock) [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Edition: Second editionDescription: xxiii, 208 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781118427002; 9781118843574; 9781118846550Subject(s): Community leadership | Community organization | Community developmentDDC classification: 307.14
Contents:
1.Building the Foundation for Community Change -- 2.Investing Right the First Time -- 3.Working Together -- 4.Building on Community Strengths -- 5.Practicing Democracy -- 6.Preserving the Past -- 7.Growing New Leaders -- 8.Inventing the Future.
Summary: Based on the results of more than a decade of research by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change, Smart Communities provides directions for strategic decision-making and outlines the key strategies used by thousands of leaders who have worked to create successful communities. Outlining seven "leverage points" for decision-making used by thousands of leaders who have worked to create successful communities, this new Second Edition offers leaders from both the public and private sectors the tools they need to build a civic infrastructure and create a better future for all the community's citizens.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.Building the Foundation for Community Change -- 2.Investing Right the First Time -- 3.Working Together -- 4.Building on Community Strengths -- 5.Practicing Democracy -- 6.Preserving the Past -- 7.Growing New Leaders -- 8.Inventing the Future.

Based on the results of more than a decade of research by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change, Smart Communities provides directions for strategic decision-making and outlines the key strategies used by thousands of leaders who have worked to create successful communities. Outlining seven "leverage points" for decision-making used by thousands of leaders who have worked to create successful communities, this new Second Edition offers leaders from both the public and private sectors the tools they need to build a civic infrastructure and create a better future for all the community's citizens.

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