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  • A Systems Approach to Modeling Community Development Projects (Sustainable Structural Systems Collection)

    • ASIN: 1606505181
    • ISBN: 1606505181
    • Brand: Momentum Press
    • Manufacturer: Momentum Press

    This book makes the case for a systems approach to small-scale community development projects. It specifically looks at the application of one branch of systems science, called system dynamics, to develop conceptual models of small-scale communities and address specific issues they might be facing at different scales. A systems approach recognizes ... [Read More]

  • Thinking Small: The United States and the Lure of Community Development

    • ASIN: 0674984129
    • ISBN: 0674984129
    • Manufacturer: Harvard University Press

    Winner of the Merle Curti Award in Intellectual History, Organization of American Historians Co-Winner of the Society for U.S. Intellectual History Book AwardThinking Small tells the story of how the United States sought to rescue the world from poverty through small-scale, community-based approaches. And it also sounds a warning: such strategies, ... [Read More]

  • Power from the People: How to Organize, Finance, and Launch Local Energy Projects (Community Resilience Guides)

    • ASIN: 1603584099
    • ISBN: 1603584099
    • Brand: Brand: Chelsea Green Publishing
    • Manufacturer: Chelsea Green Publishing

    Over 90 percent of US power generation comes from large, centralized, highly polluting, nonrenewable sources of energy. It is delivered through long, brittle transmission lines, and then is squandered through inefficiency and waste. But it doesn't have to be that way. Communities can indeed produce their own local, renewable energy. Power from the ... [Read More]

  • Risk, Resilience, and Positive Youth Development: Developing Effective Community Programs for At-Risk Youth: Lessons from the Denver Bridge Project

    • ASIN: 0199755884
    • ISBN: 0199755884
    • Brand: Brand: Oxford University Press
    • Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

    Risk, Resilience, and Positive Youth Development: Developing Effective Community Programs for High-Risk Youth: Lessons from the Denver Bridge Project describes an approach to developing and testing effective community-based programs for at-risk children and youth. This volume shows how elements of risk and resilience, positive youth development, an... [Read More]

  • How Real Estate Developers Think: Design, Profits, and Community (The City in the Twenty-First Century)

    • ASIN: 0812224051
    • ISBN: 0812224051
    • Manufacturer: University of Pennsylvania Press

    Cities are always changing: streets, infrastructure, public spaces, and buildings are constantly being built, improved, demolished, and replaced. But even when a new project is designed to improve a community, neighborhood residents often find themselves at odds with the real estate developer who proposes it. Savvy developers are willing to work wi... [Read More]

  • Engineering for Sustainable Human Development: A Guide to Successful Small-Scale Community Projects (Asce Press)

    • ASIN: 0784413533
    • ISBN: 0784413533
    • Manufacturer: ASCE Press

    The challenge of improving the daily lives of people in developing communities calls for a new generation of global engineers who can operate in environments vastly different from those in the developed world. Engineers must become creative and innovative as they contend with uncertainty, complexity, and constraints in unfamiliar cultural settings.... [Read More]

  • Together: Our Community Cookbook

    • ASIN: 1984824082
    • ISBN: 1984824082
    • Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter

    Winner of the U.K.'s André Simon Special Commendation AwardTogether celebrates the power of cooking to connect us to one another.   In the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire in London, a group of local women gathered together to cook fresh food for their families and neighbors.   Over the chatter and aromas of the kitchen they discovered the ... [Read More]

  • Developing Natural Curiosity through Project-Based Learning

    • ASIN: 1138694215
    • ISBN: 9781138694217
    • Manufacturer: Routledge

    Developing Natural Curiosity through Project-Based Learning is a practical guide that provides step-by-step instructions for PreK–3 teachers interested in embedding project-based learning (PBL) into their daily classroom routine. The book spells out the five steps teachers can use to create authentic PBL challenges for their learners and illustra... [Read More]

  • The Ultimate Toddler Activity Guide: Fun & educational activities to do with your toddler (Early Learning)

    • ASIN: 1987787471
    • ISBN: 1987787471
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

    “This is an outstanding resource that any parent can use to give their child a head start on a bright future!”Joyce M. Coordinator of Instruction, Georgia Dept. of EducationWe all want our toddlers to learn and have fun – but what happens when a hectic life gets in the way?You no longer have to waste time searching for age-appropriate activit... [Read More]

  • Coaching Agile Teams: A Companion for ScrumMasters, Agile Coaches, and Project Managers in Transition (Addison-Wesley Signature Series (Cohn))

    • UPC: 785342637700
    • ASIN: 0321637704
    • ISBN: 0321637704
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley Professional

    The Provocative and Practical Guide to Coaching Agile Teams   As an agile coach, you can help project teams become outstanding at agile, creating products that make them proud and helping organizations reap the powerful benefits of teams that deliver both innovation and excellence.   More and more frequently, ScrumMasters and project managers ar... [Read More]

  • The Art of Community: Seven Principles for Belonging

    • ASIN: 1626568413
    • ISBN: 1626568413
    • Manufacturer: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

    Create a Culture of Belonging! Strong cultures help people support one another, share their passions, and achieve big goals. And such cultures of belonging aren’t just happy accidents - they can be purposefully cultivated, whether they’re in a company, a faith institution or among friends and enthusiasts. Drawing on 3,000 years of history and ... [Read More]

  • The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

    • ASIN: 1631494538
    • ISBN: 9781631494536
    • Manufacturer: Liveright

    New York Times Bestseller • Notable Book of the Year • Editors' Choice Selection One of Bill Gates’ “Amazing Books” of the Year One of Publishers Weekly’s 10 Best Books of the Year Longlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction An NPR Best Book of the Year Winner of the Hillman Prize for Nonfiction Gold Winner • California Book... [Read More]

  • ADKAR: A Model for Change in Business, Government and our Community

    • ASIN: 1930885504
    • ISBN: 1930885504
    • Brand: Brand: Prosci Learning Center Publications
    • Manufacturer: Prosci Learning Center Publications

    Why do some changes fail while others succeed? How can you make sense of the many tools and approaches for managing change? How can you lead change successfully, both in your personal life and professional career? After more than 14 years of research with corporate change, the ADKAR model has emerged as a holistic approach that brings together the ... [Read More]

  • The Hold Life Has: Coca and Cultural Identity in an Andean Community

    • ASIN: 1588340325
    • ISBN: 1588340325
    • Brand: Brand: Smithsonian Books
    • Manufacturer: Smithsonian Books

    This second edition of Catherine J. Allen's distinctive ethnography of the Quechua-speaking people of the Andes brings their story into the present. She has added an extensive afterword based on her visits to Sonqo in 1995 and 2000 and has updated and revised parts of the original text. The book focuses on the very real problem of cultural continui... [Read More]

  • Create Your Successful Agile Project: Collaborate, Measure, Estimate, Deliver

    • ASIN: 1680502603
    • ISBN: 1680502603
    • Manufacturer: Pragmatic Bookshelf

    You think agile techniques might be for you, but your projects and organization are unique. An "out-of-the-box" agile approach won't work. Instead, unite agile and lean principles for your project. See how to design a custom approach, reap the benefits of collaboration, and deliver value. For project managers who want to use agile techniques, manag... [Read More]

  • Visual C# How to Program, Global Edition

    • ASIN: 1292153466
    • ISBN: 1292153466
    • Manufacturer: Pearson Education Limited

    Visual C# How to Program, 6/E (Global Edition)For all basic-to-intermediate level courses in Visual C# programming.An informative, engaging, challenging and entertaining introduction to Visual C#Created by world-renowned programming instructors Paul and Harvey Deitel, Visual C# How to Program, Sixth Edition introduces students to the world of deskt... [Read More]

  • Global Sustainable Communities Handbook: Green Design Technologies and Economics

    • ASIN: 0123979145
    • ISBN: 9780123979148
    • Manufacturer: Butterworth-Heinemann

    Global Sustainable Communities Handbook is a guide for understanding and complying with the various international codes, methods, and legal hurtles surrounding the creation of sustainable communities all over the world. The book provides an introduction to sustainable development, technology and infrastructure outlines, codes, standards, and guidel... [Read More]

  • Breaking Through the Language Arts Block: Organizing and Managing the Exemplary Literacy Day (Best Practices in Action)

    • ASIN: 1462534465
    • ISBN: 1462534465
    • Brand: The Guilford Press
    • Manufacturer: The Guilford Press

    This innovative book helps K–6 teachers infuse the entire school day with research-based literacy best practices. Classroom-tested strategies are presented for planning and implementing each component of the "exemplary literacy day"--vocabulary and word study sessions, literacy work stations, differentiated guided reading groups, reading and writ... [Read More]

  • Crash Course in Marketing for Libraries

    • ASIN: 1610698703
    • ISBN: 1610698703
    • Manufacturer: Libraries Unlimited

    Explains effective marketing strategies and identifies the tools needed to boost the visibility and increase the use of your library in the community.• Provides an essential resource that instructs and guides librarians from all types of organizations throughout each stage of the marketing and public relations process• Enables librarians with l... [Read More]

  • The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change

    • ASIN: 161039240X
    • ISBN: 9781610392402
    • Manufacturer: PublicAffairs

    At 4:00 am, Leonida Wanyama lit a lantern in her house made of sticks and mud. She was up long before the sun to begin her farm work, as usual. But this would be no ordinary day, this second Friday of the new year. This was the day Leonida and a group of smallholder farmers in western Kenya would begin their exodus, as she said, “from misery to C... [Read More]

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