Uniting Project Proponents and the Community: A Model for Coastal Development Projects.

This qualitative study explores the values, views, and opinions of coastal people and project proponents regarding what constitutes effective participation in coastal community development projects. The study concludes with a proposed facilitative model that emphasizes both the context and the proce...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Social Development Issues Vol. 30; no. 2; pp. 1 - 15
Main Author: Mathbor, Golam M.
Format: Article
Published: Lyceum Books, Inc. Summer 2008
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Summary:This qualitative study explores the values, views, and opinions of coastal people and project proponents regarding what constitutes effective participation in coastal community development projects. The study concludes with a proposed facilitative model that emphasizes both the context and the process necessary to realize community participation in development projects. The model demonstrates that participation in coastal development projects is best viewed as a joint venture between the community and project proponents. Reprinted by permission of the publisher.