FRAMEWORK FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLANNING, V 1 - AN APPROACH TO THE PLANNING PROCESS

• NCJ Number: 17439
• Author(s): H S BECKER; R DEBRIGARD
• Date Published: 1971
• Length: 293 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: Connecticut Dept of Community Affairs
• Corporate Author: Institute for the Future
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

REPORT ON A RESEARCH PROJECT DESIGNED TO INVESTIGATE METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE ANALYTICAL PROCESS WHICH MUNICIPALITIES USE IN PREPARING A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN.

Abstract

THE FOCUS OF THE PROJECT WAS ON METHODS FOR DETERMINING A MUNICIPALITY'S GOALS AND NEEDS, FORMULATING ACTION PROGRAMS, AND MEASURING THE IMPACTS OF THOSE ACTIONS. THE INVESTIGATION IS DOCUMENTED IN TWO VOLUMES. THIS FIRST VOLUME PROVIDES A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE STUDY FLOW, DESCRIBES A NOVEL APPROACH TO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLANNING EVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT, AND PRESENTS CHECK LISTS FOR USE IN COMMUNITY PLANNING WITH THIS APPROACH. THESE CHECK LISTS, COMPILED DURING THE STUDY, INCLUDE 13 SETS OF POTENTIAL COMMUNITY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, ACTIONS AND THEIR PROBABLE CONSEQUENCES, AND QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING SOME MEASURE OF THE EFFECTS OF SUCH ACTIONS. THE THIRTEEN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS CONSIDERED INCLUDE PUBLIC PROTECTION, GENERAL MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, SOCIAL SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION AND CIRCULATION, AND PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SERVICES. THE SECOND VOLUME DESCRIBES THE STUDY PROCEDURE IN DETAIL, DISCUSSES SIGNIFICANT ASPECTS OF THE STUDY AS THEY EMERGED, AND OFFERS CONSIDERATIONS FOR FUTURE RESEARCH. FOR THE SECOND VOLUME, SEE NCJ-17440. A BIBLIOGRAPHY IS INCLUDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)