Community Development
Articles and Readings

Compiled by: W. Huitt
Last Revised: April 2014

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I.  Introduction

• Commission on Children At Risk. (2003). Hardwired to connect: The new scientific case for authoritative communities. New York: Institute for American values. Retrieved November 2004, from http://www.americanvalues.org/html/hardwired.html
• Ellen, I., Turner, M. (1997). Does neighborhood matter? Assessing recent evidence. Housing Policy Debate, 8(4), 833-866, Retrieved August 2005, fromhttp://www.fanniemaefoundation.org/programs/hpd/pdf/hpd_0804_ellen.pdf
• England, J. (1992, December). Building community for the 21st century. ERIC Digest. (ERIC NO.: ED347489). Retrieved December 1999, fromhttp://www.edpsycinteractive.org/files/commun.html
• Poole, D., & More, S. (2001). Participation of rural youth in higher education: Factors, strategies, and innovations. Austin, TX: Texas Rural Communities, Inc. Retrieved October 2003, from http://texasrural.org/rural.htm
• Stanley, S., Markman, H., Prado, L., Olmos-Gallo, P., Tonelli, L., St. Peters, M., Leber, B., Bobulinski, M., Cordova, A.,   Whitton, S. (2001). Community-based premarital prevention: Clergy and lay leaders on the front lines. Family Relations, 50, 67-76. Retrieved April 2002, fromhttp://www.prepinc.com/Community%20Based%20FR%202001(original).pdf
• Stroul, B., Blau, G., & Friedman, R. (2010). Updating the system of care concept and philosophy. Washington, DC: Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, National Technical Assistance Center for Children’ Mental Health. Retrieved May 2013, fromhttp://gucchdtacenter.georgetown.edu/resources/Call%20Docs/2010Calls/SOC_Brief2010.pdf
• Walker, C. (2004). Arts and non-arts partnerships: Opportunities, challenges, and strategies. Washington, DC: The Urban Institute. Retrieved August 2004, fromhttp://www.urban.org/UploadedPDF/311043_Arts_Nonarts.pdf
• Wright, J. I. (2012). School-community kitchens: Resource hubs serving students and surrounding communities. Center for EcoLiteracy. Retrieved May 2013, fromhttp://www.ecoliteracy.org/downloads/school-community-kitchens 

II.  Health

III. Housing

IV. Physical Environment

V. Safety and Security

• Protecting the Human Family: Humanitarian Intervention, International Law, and Bahá’í Principles, by Brian D. Lepard, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 13:1-4 (2003).

VI. Business Activity and Jobs

• Evolving toward a Bahá’í Economic System, by Gregory C. Dahl, in Journal of Bahá'í Studies, 4:3 (1991). Ideals are fruitless if not implemented. There needs to be a balance and an interplay between goals and actions. A "Bahá’í economic system" suggests a number of topics for further research.
• Spiritual Approach to Microcredit Projects, A, by Michel P. Zahrai (1998). Spiritual considerations that should guide the elaboration and implementation of microcredit schemes and measure their success.
• Spiritual Dimensions of Microfinance, The: Towards a Just Civilization and Sustainable Economy, by Barbara J. Rodey (2001). Prepared for the Microcredit Summit to emphasize the importance of universal spiritual principles to achieve the real benefits of microfinance services

VII. Governance

VIII. Civic Engagement

IX. Sustainability

• Hawken, P., Lovins, A., & Lovins, L. H. (1999). Natural capitalism: Creating the next industrial revolution. New York: Little, Brown. Retrieved September 2004, fromhttp://www.natcap.org/
• Jackson, T. (2009). Prosperity without growth? The transition to a sustainable economy. London: Sustainable Development Commission. Retrieved September 2010, fromhttp://www.sd-commission.org.uk/publications/downloads/prosperity_without_growth_report.pdf

X. Wellness & Life Satisfaction

• Stevenson, B., & Wolfers, J. (2013, April). Subjective well-being and income: Is there any evidence of satiation? Working Paper 18992). Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. Retrieved April 2013, from http://users.nber.org/~jwolfers/Papers/Satiation%28WP%29.pdf

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