Star rating: 4/5.
By Chris Church with Charlie Garratt.
Community Development Foundation
ISBN 1901974480
£9.95 voluntary; £12.95 statutory
Those looking to engage in community and environmental work should look no further than this easy to follow and well explained guide, writes Richard Collins.
Using excellent examples, definitions and links to resources, the reader is walked through the development of a project. The sometimes repetitive examples cover a multitude of issues that may arise, and are backed by informative advice.
The guide makes excellent - although sometimes tenuous - links between social and environmental issues, which broadens its accessibility to a larger audience.
Advice given on engaging communities should be read by anyone looking to develop these important links. Some of the issues raised are fairly common-sense but as a result create a manual suitable for novices through to experienced workers.
Richard Collins is a strategic development manager for the NHS.
