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245 14 a| The capability of places :b| methods for modelling community response to intrusion and change /c| Sandra Wallman ; with Virginia Bond, Maria Alessia Montouri and Mai Vidali ; assisted throughout by Rossella Lo Conte.;

300 a| xi, 172 pages :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 23 cm.;

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490 1 a| Anthropology, culture, and society;

520 a| "How can we assess the ability of a place to respond to challenges like migration, recession and disease? Places which seem similar can respond very differently, and with varying degrees of success, to external threats and to the interventions designed to manage them. In this ... work, drawing on decades of research, Sandra Wallman explores how we can measure and compare the resilience of communities, looking in detail at neighbourhoods in London, Rome and Zambia. Each locale is examined as a system which is more or less open or closed; open systems tend to be more resilient when faced with external challenges. As well as being a fascinating study in its own right, the book includes detailed accounts of the research methods used, as well as a user-friendly typology for classifying local systems, making it an invaluable tool for students, researchers and policy-makers."--Publisher's website.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-167) and index.;

505 0 a| Themes and a model -- London, ethnicity or localism? -- Rome, migrants and migration -- Zambia, terrains and tuberculosis -- Three sets of methods, one methodology -- Towards typology.;

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650 07 a| Gemeindeentwicklung.0| (DE-588c)4156494-7.2| swd;

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700 1 a| Montuori, Maria Alessia.=| ^A1093387;

700 1 a| Vidali, Mai.=| ^A1093388;

700 1 a| Lo Conte, Rossella.=| ^A1093402;

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The capability of places : methods for modelling community response to intrusion and change / Sandra Wallman ; with Virginia Bond, Maria Alessia Montouri and Mai Vidali ; assisted throughout by Rossella Lo Conte.

Author/creator	Wallman, Sandra
Format	Book
Publication Info	London : Pluto Press ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan [exclusive U.S.A. distributor], 2011.
Description	xi, 172 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Subjects	Ethnology--Research. Communities--Research. Community development.

Other author/creator	Bond, Virginia (Virginia Anne)
Other author/creator	Montuori, Maria Alessia.
Other author/creator	Vidali, Mai.
Other author/creator	Lo Conte, Rossella.
Series	Anthropology, culture, and society Anthropology, culture, and society. ^A682721
Contents	Themes and a model -- London, ethnicity or localism? -- Rome, migrants and migration -- Zambia, terrains and tuberculosis -- Three sets of methods, one methodology -- Towards typology.
Abstract	"How can we assess the ability of a place to respond to challenges like migration, recession and disease? Places which seem similar can respond very differently, and with varying degrees of success, to external threats and to the interventions designed to manage them. In this ... work, drawing on decades of research, Sandra Wallman explores how we can measure and compare the resilience of communities, looking in detail at neighbourhoods in London, Rome and Zambia. Each locale is examined as a system which is more or less open or closed; open systems tend to be more resilient when faced with external challenges. As well as being a fascinating study in its own right, the book includes detailed accounts of the research methods used, as well as a user-friendly typology for classifying local systems, making it an invaluable tool for students, researchers and policy-makers."--Publisher's website.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-167) and index.
LCCN	2011283460
ISBN	9780745331454 (pbk.)
ISBN	0745331459 (pbk.)
ISBN	9780745331461 (hbk.)
ISBN	0745331467 (hbk.)

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