This study explores and compares the dimensions of community and quality of life for two
communities in North and South Dakota; one a predominately Germans-from-Russia …

Populations of rural areas continue to decline, yet some communities are more vibrant than
ever. While past research has studied current satisfaction or well-being, few have examined …

This briefs provides foundations of both community wellbeing and community development,
and the relationships between the two areas, including both similarities and differences …

How do rural communities promote residents' health and wellbeing in the context of large
and seemingly Intractable problems such as persistent poverty, racial inequality, and …

Massive economic restructuring and social change have impacted many rural communities
and contributed to modifications of traditional means for meeting residents' basic needs …

In Macon County, North Carolina, informal conversations at the bank, church or coffee shop
often turn to the rapid growth that the area is experiencing. This topic comes readily to mind …

Feldstein has been travelling the nation giving talks to crowds as large as 500 in Seattle and
300 in Chicago, sometimes on his own, sometimes with Putnam.... The book tour is going …

This is a report published by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organisation in 1994 about Community Development, Health Education, Poverty, and …

Studies of community wellbeing have identified numerous contributing social, economic,
environmental, and cultural factors. Yet despite this diversity of dimensions, in practice many …

Fr, the Foundation for the Mid South (FMS) has focused on improving the quality of life for
communities in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Its core" recipe" for cre-ating healthy …