Community Operational Research: OR and Systems Thinking for Community Development - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1461347165 ISBN 13: 9781461347163

Casa editrice: Springer, 2012

Riassunto

Community Operational Research: OR and Systems Thinking for Community Development sets out the current concerns of Community Operational Research (Community OR for short) and explores new possibilities for its continued development. Leading Community OR writers, with international reputations in operational research and systems thinking, have contributed chapters that illuminate different aspects of Community OR theory and practice. There is a focus on the value of systems approaches, and other significant perspectives are also represented. The result is a rich mix of theories, methodologies and case studies that will be a significant resource for both practitioners and academics engaged in community development.

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Contenuti

1. An Introduction to Community Operational Research; Gerald Midgley and Alejandro E. Ochoa-Arias. Section 1: Early Contributions and Later Reflections on Theory, Methodology and Practice. 2. Community Operational Research: Its Context and Its Future; Richard Parry and John Mingers. 3. Community Operational Research: Purposes, Theory And Practice; Michael C. Jackson. 4: Visions of Community for Community OR; Gerald Midgley and Alejandro E. Ochoa-Arias. Section 2: Local Action for Community Development. 5: A Black Ghetto's Research On A University; Russell L. Ackoff. 6. Housing in the Dearne Valley: Doing Community OR with the Thurnscoe Tenants Housing Co-operative; Charles Ritchie. 7. Looking forward with a Council for Voluntary Service; Andy Marlow and Jim Bryant. 8. Facilitation as Fair Intervention; Wendy J Gregory1 and Norma Romm. 9. Perspectives of Engagement in Community Operational Research; John Friend. 10. Systemic Intervention for Community OR: Developing Services with Young People (Under 16) Living on the Streets; Alan Boyd and Mandy Brown. 11. Playing with PANDA: the CybOrg and the Rhizome; Ann Taket and Leroy White. Section 3: Dealing Locally with Global Issues. 12. An Interpretive Systemic Exploration of Community Action in Venezuela; Alejandro E. Ochoa-Arias. 13. Community and Environmental OR: Towards a New Agenda; Gerald Midgley and Martin Reynolds. 14. Adaptive Methodology for Ecosystem Sustainability and Health (AMESH): An Introduction; David Waltner-Toews, James Kay, Tamsyn P. Murray and Cynthia Neudoerffer.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1461347165
• ISBN 13: 9781461347163
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 380
• Redattore: Midgley Gerald, Ochoa-Arias Alejandro
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile