R SOC355 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: University Of British Columbia Press, Fraser River, Rocky View County

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Rural Sociology
• Course: R SOC355
• Professor: John Parkins

Document Summary

Community stability, community sustainability, community capacity (asset-based approaches), resilience. Asset based community development (youtube video from s. africa soap industry: exogenous vs endogenous approach. To what extent should we emphasize either option: external expert vs. internal resources. Ignorance vs. local knowledge: needs-based approach vs. capacity-based approach, external investment vs. local wealth-creation. Exogenous approach has higher focus on linkages to regional and global economy (cid:1008) spheres of i(cid:374)terdepe(cid:374)de(cid:374)(cid:272)e (cid:272)o(cid:374)t"d. Institutions: healthcare (centralized location of specialists, etc. , hunting policies (affects rural and urban people differently) Spans a large area in bc, including urban core and rural communities: ex. Rocky view county includes tip of calgary and other rural places. Seeking to put a dollar value on wetland restoration; seeing what landowners are willing to accept. Wetland restoration can be undesirable to landowners due to the species it attracts, loss of land and decreased land value, flooding and downstream effects, and weed production. A trigger for adjusting the rural/urban relationship.