7 steps in a community

1 planning and progress

2 3 4 5 6 7

1. Create the Vision

2. Assess the Current Situation
3. Set Goals
4. Establish Objectives
5. Develop Action Plans
6. Implement the Plans – through presentation
7. Evaluate Progress – post construction development
7 – A starting point in the assessment process is to create a
picture of your community that explores:

□ Demographics – current and projected

□ Social Issues and trends
□ Economic issues and trends
□ Environmental issues and trends,
□ Opportunities and issues from the perspective of community members
□ opportunities and issues from the perspective of community leaders, and
□ trends and issues outside of your community that are already having or
will have an impact on the community
Common Sources of Information

□ reports and studies from provincial and local governments;

□ information from Human Resources
□ Development Statistics, government debt;
□ universities and colleges;
□ Newspaper and magazine articles;
□ personal interviews;
□ focus groups; and
□ informal conversation
What involve in the process of Community
Planning?
□ Business, Chamber of Commerce, Boards, Clubs

□ Education, Health, Justice

□ Safety Communications And Media

□ Financial Institutions

□ Politicians

□ Labour Organizations

□ Community Residents

□ Community and Social Services, Churches

□ Government Representatives
Factors that Contribute to Successful Planning

□ a shared vision

□ long-term commitment

□ leadership;

□ resources – financial, physical and human;

□ support – community and political;

□ a realistic appraisal of the current situation;

□ a desire to build on the accomplishments and efforts of the past;

□ an inclusive process and the ability to work as a team;

Factors that Contribute to Successful
Planning

□ a strong commitment and the discipline to take the discipline to

take the time needed to work through the logic of a planning process

□ push beyond traditional approaches and that which is

comfortable in

□ order to identify innovative possibilities and options for consider

and

□ a commitment to use the plan as a tool and to modify and make

adjustments as needed.
Process through which people and communities
acquire the skills, attitudes and abilities for
active participation.

Creating Meaningful future

Dealing with Community Issues

Community Development is a Process

Setting Stage

Implementing Planning
 Fundamentals of Asset-Based
Community Development
SOCIAL SERVICE MODEL
Focus on NEEDS
Responds to PROBLEMS
CHARITY Orientation
Emphasis on AGENCIES
Focus on INDIVIDUALS
Goal is SERVICE
Power comes from CREDENTIALS
PROGRAMS are the answer
People are CLIENTS
COMMUNITY BUILDING MODEL
Focus on ASSETS
Builds from OPPORTUNITIES
INVESTMENT Orientation
Emphasis on ASSOCIATIONS
Focus on COMMUNITY
Goal is EMPOWERMENT
Power comes from Relationships
PEOPLE are the answer
People are CITIZENS
 CD Issues related to aspects of
community life
Neighborhood Social Welfare
Planning Public Safety
Citizen Participation Health
Grassroots Organizing Education
Housing Recreation
Economic Environment
Development
 CD Planning Process based on 6 steps
Gather up Analyzing the Get some
information planning tentative
(demographics & information you community goals
maps) have collected

Think thru the plan Generate

implementation & community choices
whether it should Make a written & develop
be divided into plan alternative
phases scenarios
 1.
STATIC
What is dynamics? 2.
DYNAM
‘’ IC

Element Systems
LAND-USES
TOPOGRAPHY
POPULATION
NATURAL
DENSITIES
CHARACTERISTICS
Of the Site
UTILITY
SYSTEMS/Energy
BASE CITY
WATER DISTRIBUTION
SYSTEM CHANGES
HISTORICAL
Assets of City
CD Issues related to aspects of
community life
 Community Empowerment
Refers to the process of enabling communities
to increase control over their lives.

Community are groups of people that may or

may not be spatially connected, but who share
common interest, concerns or identities.
 Empowerment
is a core principle of CD
Successful empowerment
means making sure that the quitter, less
articulate voices are heard and that the interest
of disadvantage sections of the community are
promoted in decision-making areas , whether
through direct participation, representatives or
advocates.
 Empowerment
Means giving people (including the poor,
minority and marginalized community
members) the power to be able to make
decisions, choices and directions that will lead
to an improvement of their lives.

It means that beneficiaries being the major

stakeholders in the development process have
the power to manage their own development.
Empowered community is one which is
(national empowerment partnership)

Confident
Inclusive
Organized
Co-operative
Influential
 CD PROCESS SETTING
1. STRENGTH

4. THREATS SWOT ANALYSIS 2. WEAKNESS

3. OPPORTUNITIES
WHAT SURPRISED YOU
THE MOST

ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD

If money were no object,
what would you
recommend to do in your
community?
If we could change one
perception of our
neighborhood

Which one would it be?

If you are re-planning the
entire city, what would
this neighborhood
specialty be?

What the city’s specialty

should be within the country
or region?
Do you see the economic
situation of individual
households in this
community?

…improving or declining in
the next 10 years? Why?
 If we could get wave a
magic wand and get rid of
one eyesore in our
neighborhood…

Which one would you

choose? Why?
 DEVELOP GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
1. The goals should describe a desired outcome
and end result such as building community-wide
environmental – air, water, and soils – health
2. The objectives should describe achievable,
specific results, or intermediate steps necessary
to attain the goals within a set time span.
ex. Reducing a community-wide greenhouse
gas emissions 25% by 2030 from current rates
Securing 20% of energy from sources
 Preliminary actions
-strategies
 existing actions that are already underweighted by the jurisdiction (what are existing actions
for the community)

 What are the potential “big pictures” or strategies for achieving the goals and objectives? Ex.
Develop fresh water conservation if there is no presence of freshwater
 What are the policies that could lead to achieving the objectives and goals?
Cities/municipalities

 What are the codes or zoning ordinances necessary to achieve this objectives? Ex. Street
parking shall require 80% of both sides

 What are some potential plans and projects that could manifest the codes as specific site and
building designs Ex. Corridor development, create a public and private renewable project

 What are the programs required to achieve these objectives? If existing, okay. Of none,
proposed. (Recommended policies or codes that supports the polices and objectives) Ex. Safe
road to schools to reduce accidents. Programs to promote cycling and walking to school. Ex.
Create a comprehensive Transportation Demand Management.

 What are the best practices that could deliver the most efficient and effective results? Ex.
Stormwater retention Ex. Best management practice – rain gardens Ex. Limit new
constructions , to avoid disturbing…