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Measures for Community and Neighborhood Research
First Edition
- Mary L. Ohmer
- Claudia Coulton
- Darcy A. Freedman - Case Western University, USA
- Joanne L. Sobeck
- Jaime Booth
August 2018 | 488 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Measures for Community and Neighborhood Research is the first book of its kind to compile measures focused on communities and neighborhoods in one accessible resource. Organized into two main sections, the first provides the rationale, structure and purpose, and analysis of methodological issues, along with a conceptual and theoretical framework; the second section contains 10 chapters that synthesize, analyze, and describe measures for community and neighborhood research, with tables that summarize highlighted measures. The book will get readers thinking about which aspects of the neighborhood may be most important to measure in different research designs and also help researchers, practitioners, funders, and others more closely examine the impact of their work in communities and neighborhoods.
List of Measures and Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS
Chapter 1: Introduction and Purpose
Chapter 2: Framework for Community and Neighborhood Measurement
Chapter 3: Methodological Considerations for Community and Neighborhood Measurement
CHAPTERS ON MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS
Chapter 4: Community Readiness and Capacity for Change
Chapter 5: Strategic Collective Action in Communities
Chapter 6: Social Connections and Processes in Communities
Chapter 7: Community Empowerment and Engagement
Chapter 8: Community Resources and Resident Satisfaction
Chapter 9: The Built Environment Influencing Healthy Living
Chapter 10: Housing and Neighborhood Change
Chapter 11: Community Disorder, Crime, and Violence
Chapter 12: Place-based Social Exclusion and Inequity
Chapter 13: Community Well-Being and Quality of Life
“Measure for Community and Neighborhood Research is a ‘one stop shop’ for community practitioners, researchers, students and advocates. Each chapter provides a wealth of knowledge and resources to identify keen methods for measuring outcomes and making and supporting sustainable change.”
University of Georgia
“Measures for Community and Neighborhood Research fills a gap in the literature; it puts core measures and methodological approaches in one place. It is a great resource for researchers engaged in interdisciplinary and multi-level analysis of communities.”
University at Buffalo
"Measure for Community and Neighborhood Research is the first book of its kind. Now community practitioners and scholars can find in one place the key measures used to define community characteristics and track change over time."
Wayne State University
Measure for Community and Neighborhood Research is a real companion for Population Health students.
Public Health, University Of Mississippi
February 21, 2019