BOOK REVIEW: DIY Community Action: Neighbourhood problems and community self-help (by Liz Richardson)

This book explores collaborative community engagement for local well-being initiatives, and is substantially based on the experiences and perspectives of activist groups in low-income neighbourhoods across the United Kingdom. It gives a voice to people in precarious communities and “helps to explain...

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Main Author: Jenny Wills
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UTS ePRESS 2009-01-01
Series:Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
Online Access:https://learning-analytics.info/journals/index.php/cjlg/article/view/1003
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spelling doaj-e24c8b6b91bb449ebbfe512f1c829e942020-11-24T23:44:01ZengUTS ePRESSCommonwealth Journal of Local Governance1836-03942009-01-01210.5130/cjlg.v0i2.1003694BOOK REVIEW: DIY Community Action: Neighbourhood problems and community self-help (by Liz Richardson)Jenny Wills0Local Government Community Development and Services Association of AustraliaThis book explores collaborative community engagement for local well-being initiatives, and is substantially based on the experiences and perspectives of activist groups in low-income neighbourhoods across the United Kingdom. It gives a voice to people in precarious communities and “helps to explain the strong desire that people feel to organize themselves at a level below that of official structures, no matter how low or lowly.”https://learning-analytics.info/journals/index.php/cjlg/article/view/1003
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title_full_unstemmed BOOK REVIEW: DIY Community Action: Neighbourhood problems and community self-help (by Liz Richardson)
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series Commonwealth Journal of Local Governance
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description This book explores collaborative community engagement for local well-being initiatives, and is substantially based on the experiences and perspectives of activist groups in low-income neighbourhoods across the United Kingdom. It gives a voice to people in precarious communities and “helps to explain the strong desire that people feel to organize themselves at a level below that of official structures, no matter how low or lowly.”
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