2500 words essay
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT TRMT 353
Sept 28
In the news
Still Rumbling!
• http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/28/asia/volcano-evacuations-bali- vanuatu/index.html
• https://globalnews.ca/news/3767081/bali-volcano-mount- agung/
Vancouver is Expensive!
• https://globalnews.ca/news/3773541/vancouver-among-worlds- most-expensive-real-estate-market-survey/
Karma
• http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/20841443/deshaun-watson- houston-texans-donates-game-check-three-women-impacted- hurricane-harvey
Comprehensive Community Planning, 3 Ed., p. 2
Sustainability = Triple Bottomline
Economic
Socio-cultural
Environmental
Comprehensive Community Planning, 3 Ed., p. 2-3
Sustainability
“Each First Nation will decide on its
own what sustainability means to them
and how they can use comprehensive
community planning to achieve the
longevity of their people, culture,
environment and economy.”
Comprehensive Community Planning, 3 Ed., p. 3
The PROCESS is CRITICAL
It is a journey.
“Planning is an opportunity to empower
our community and our people. It
strengthens our connection to our inner
selves and to the outer world.” Gwen Philips, Ktunaxa Nation
Comprehensive Community Planning, 3 Ed., p. 4
Comprehensive Community Planning, 3 Ed., p. 16
Four Stages of Community Planning
I. Pre-planning Steps
1. Assess community readiness
2. Develop a budget, identify funding
3. Build a planning team
4. Research
5. Build a work plan
II. Planning Steps
1. Gather background information
2. Complete community analysis
3. Create a vision statement and values
4. Build a comprehensive strategic framework
5. Set goals and objectives
6. Identify activities and projects
7. Create an implementation strategy
Comprehensive Community Planning, 3 Ed., p. 15
Four Stages of Community Planning III. Implementation Steps
1. Prioritize actions (policies, programs and projects)
2. Identify project management team
3. Obtain necessary approvals and establish good communications and reporting plans
4. Identify potential partners to support the project
5. Identify funding and other resources
6. Create work plans, budgets, feasibility studies and business plans
7. Project management
8. Learn lessons, develop best practices and celebrate successes
9. Maximize community training, mentorship, capacity building
and employment
IV. Monitoring & Evaluation Steps
1. Analyze results
2. Review and recommend
3. Revise and update
4. Share and celebrate your community’s accomplishment
Comprehensive Community Planning, 3 Ed., p. 15
Building Communities through
Implementation
Comprehensive Community Planning, 3 Ed., p. 65
Discuss – Jumbo Wild 1. What makes you uncomfortable about this film?
Discuss – Jumbo Wild 2. Is the Jumbo Valley a municipality?
• When is a municipality a community?
• What are the characteristics?
CONSIDER JUMBO IN THE
CONTEXT OF INCLUSION &
BELONGING……
Discuss – Jumbo Wild 3. Jumbo is proposed for the Traditional territory of Ktanaxa
Nation.
• What is “community consultation”?
• How were the Ktunaxa people consulted?
• When is a development in Indigenous territory acceptable?
• What role should the Federal/Provincial Governments play?
Success
Foster BOTH the
FEELING of belonging
AND the REALITY of
belonging.
Sharpe, E., Mair, H., Yuen, F. (2016, Ch. 3, p. 30).
For Next Class
Review:
Ch. 5 and 6
Sharpe, E., Mair, H., & Yuen, F. (Eds.). (2016). Community
development: Applications for leisure, sport, and tourism.
REMINDER:
Guest Speaker Oct 5 – Festival Seekers
RE: Building Social Communities
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