Creating a Healthy Community - University of Missouri Extension

Chapter 6: Energy of Community ................................................ 31
Introduction ................................................................................................... 31
Visioning of a Community ........................................................................... 32
Common Answers To Visioning Questions .......................................... 32
Visioning/Focusing Process.................................................................... 33
Community .................................................................................................... 34
Economic Opportunities .............................................................................. 37
Introduction ............................................................................................... 37
Economic Goals ............................................................................................. 38
The Rusty Bucket Model.......................................................................... 39
Economic Development Plan ...................................................................... 41
Economic Opportunities Discovery Process ............................................. 43
Chapter 7: Community Resources................................................ 49
Introduction ................................................................................................... 49
Physical Resources ........................................................................................ 50
Asset Mapping............................................................................................... 51
Capacity Building.......................................................................................... 52
Human Resources Inventory ....................................................................... 53
Some Questions to Ask About Inventorying Human Resources....... 53
Human Resource Inventory–Tips........................................................... 54
Chapter 8: Community Systems ................................................... 55
Introduction ................................................................................................... 55
Chapter 9: The Outside World ...................................................... 57
Chapter 10: The Web of Community – Closing .......................... 58
Section III
Building The Skills For a Healthy Community 59
Chapter 1: Introduction.................................................................. 59
Chapter 2: Community Development ......................................... 60
Community Development Poker ................................................................ 60
Definition of Community............................................................................. 62
What is Community Development............................................................. 62
Community Development Theory ............................................................. 64
Chapter 3: Capacity Building ........................................................ 66
Introduction ................................................................................................... 66
Getting to the Heart of the Matter .............................................................. 67
Determining Local Capacities ..................................................................... 71
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