According to social entrepreneur Zita Cobb, “the answers are always in the place.” Cobb is renowned globally as a true innovator in place-based economic development. She has been recognized for her ...

John P. “Jody” Kretzmann was an educator and researcher at Northwestern University who challenged community organizers to achieve social change by considering a neighborhood’s assets rather than what ...

John L. McKnight, a professor of speech and urban affairs at Northwestern University, was an expert on community organizing and a keen researcher whose work focused on helping neighborhoods understand ...

Community coaches work with local groups to support asset-based community development. Coaches empower community groups to reach their goals, connect the community with resources or expertise, provide ...

Competitions are a significant tool that can be utilized in the formation and improvement of an urban development model that balances both local values and global priorities; however, the ...

Prince Albert modernizes infrastructure planning with new asset management policy Prince Albert’s executive committee has unanimously adopted a new Asset Management Policy designed to bring ...