During the last few decades, government has stepped back from direct involvement in areas like housing and health care, and instead encouraged community development organizations like Banana Kelly to step into the breach.
Boston Main Streets began in 1995 as an innovative program to encourage community economic development, historic preservation, and neighborhood revitalization.
13 The arts have also been used in urban renewal projects to encourage community cohesion, identity and the development of civically valuable behaviours such as tolerance and respect.
These centres are vital if we are to promote innovation and best practice, coordinate urban development training and encourage community participation in the regeneration process.
6. Bars encourage community.
Mr. Clinton encouraged the establishment of a similar bank in Little Rock, and in his 1992 Presidential campaign he promised to encourage other community development banks modeled on South Shore.
The company also encourages community empowerment and development in urban communities.
Other sustainability-focused pilot currencies to look out for include TradeQoin (for trade between SMEs), Amsterdam-based Makkie (for promoting community involvement) and the UK time credit scheme Spice (for encouraging community-led development).
This approach is at the heart of the 'CHOICE' programme, an initiative by the SDC and UNICEF to encourage community-led solutions to major development issues.
Such an approach is said to build a sense of community ownership of local problems (as opposed to a sense that such problems can only be solved by outside professionals), and to encourage communities to contribute to the development of concrete strategies through which they can improve their health [ 22, 23].
Finally, the governor should seek legislation with inclusionary incentives and requirements that encourage communities to find sites for affordable development.
