COMMUNITY
PLANNING
DEVELOPMENT
AR. JEROME G. MAMURI, UAP
Q & A.
WHAT IS COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT?
Community development is an outcome—establishing a
city park, improving infrastructure, creating an industrial
park, etc. It is also a process—a comprehensive process
for managing community change that involves citizens in a
dialogue on issues to decide what must be done, to share
their vision of the future, and then to involve them in
implementation activities (Vincent 2006)
COMMUNITY
Community is a physical place, but it also can be
defined as people who live in the same location,
share common interests, jointly own or participate
in something, share common characteristics, or
have mutual relations
DEVELOPMENT
Development relates to realizing potential, growth
or expansion of something, or making something
more effective.
COMMUNITY + DEVELOPMENT =
the act of growing, expanding or making more
effective groups of people who have mutual interests.
Q & A.
WHY IS PRACTICING
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
IMPORTANT?
PROCESS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
PROCESS
ORGANIZE
ANALYZE
COMMUNICATE
PLAN
IMPLEMENT
EVALUATE
CELEBRATE
ORGANIZE
1. Establish the Organizing Group
2. Create a Mission Statement
3. Identify Community Stakeholders
Do we create a new organization or use an existing one?
Who will lead the charge?
Do we need a professional developer?
What is our mission?
Who are the stakeholders?
ANALYZE
4. Collect and Analyze Information
What information do we have and what do we need?
Who can analyze the information and use it to describe the condition of the
community and engage the public?
Is the data complete, accurate, valid and reliable?
COMMUNICATE
5. Develop an Effective Communications Process
How will we obtain input from citizens?
How will we keep citizens informed about the process?
Are all available methods used, especially those that reach disenfranchised
citizens? How can local media be involved?
PLAN
6. Expand the Community Organization
7. Identify the Leadership and Establish a Plan
8. Create a Vision Statement
9. Create a Comprehensive Strategic Plan
Who else and what other groups need to be included?
What is the shared vision of the stakeholders for a common future?
What goals and objectives are required to achieve the vision?
Who will champion and lead the effort?
IMPLEMENT
10. Implement the Plan
What activities will produce early results?
What activities will be highly visible?
What activities are most popular among citizens?
What activities can be accomplished with few resources?
What will build/sustain momentum?
EVALUATE
11. Review and Evaluate the Planning Outcomes
How often will the plan be reviewed and are “plan, do, check, and adjust”
elements built into the process?
What is working, needs to be changed, eliminated or added?
Have community conditions changed?
CELEBRATE
12. Celebrate the Successes
How can we publicly celebrate success?
What should we do periodically and annually to celebrate?
How do we recognize the efforts of citizens?
How do we assure that all stakeholders of all generations are included? What
activities will continue momentum?
13. Create New Goals and Objectives as Needed
What goals were expressed by citizens that were not included in the original plan?
Can these be incorporated as new goals and objectives?
How can fresh input be gained to keep the plan relevant?
Are resources adequate for continued work?
OUTCOMES
WHAT DO COMMUNITY
DEVELOPERS DO?
ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
money and the creation of wealth
through the exchange of money for
goods and services.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
is the act of growing, expanding
or making more effective groups
of people who share common
interests.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
A community’s success or failure to achieve
its collective potential is largely a function of
leadership, and the extent to which local
leadership is willing to change when faced
with new circumstances.
CONCLUSION!!
Community development is not easy. Those
leading the effort must commit to the hard work of
inclusion, problem solving, and conflict resolution;
they must create trust, share power, and collaborate
efforts. They must be willing to let people
contribute to the process and teach them how when
necessary.
REFERENCES:
https://www.opportunitylouisiana.com/docs/default-source/community-
development-toolkit/lcn_module_1_overview.pdf?sfvrsn=2
