Additional Resources 

Participation tools and techniques

Public Involvement Techniques for Transportation Decision Making
Federal Highway Administration, September 1996

Outreach and Involvement Handbook
Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement
July 1998

Participation Sourcebook
The World Bank

Community organizing and capacity building

The Citizens Handbook: A Guide to Building Community in Vancouver
Vancouver Citizens Committee


How to Participate in City Processes: A Guide for the Public
City of Vancouver
March 1997


Community Works Toolbox: Electronic Support System for Community
Problem Solvers
Benton Foundation


Community-Based Activities Toolkit: An Internet Guide to Promote
Concern for the Environment and to Generate Support for Community-Based Involvement


Awakening Participation: Building Capacity for Public Participation in Environmental Decisionmaking
December 1996


Self-Help Resources for Community Groups
Iowa State University Extension to Communities

Examples and approaches

Civic Practices Network
An important site, with case studies, essays, tools, manuals and other materials for “active citizenship.”

John J. Gunther Blue Ribbon Practices
Awarded by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to “the best projects, management tools, techniques, and innovations that communities across the country have to offer.”

Shelterforce Online: Special Section on Comprehensive Community Initiatives
National Housing Institute

Organizations and agencies that actively promote civic engagement, public involvement, collaborative problem solving, etc.

Association for the Study and Development of Community

Center for Community Change

Coalition for Healthier Cities and Communities

National Community Building Network

Telecommunications, internet and technology in participation

Center for Civic Networking, Information Infrastructure: Public Spaces For the 21st Century

The Community Connector: Community Networks and Community Information Systems

Miscellaneous reports and other information

The Aspen Institute Roundtable on Comprehensive Community Initiatives for Children and Families

Communications as Engagement: The Millenium Report to the Rockefeller Foundation
October 1994

AND its Companion Resource Listing: The Actors of Revitalization


Revisiting the Critical Elements of Comprehensive Community Initiatives
Bruce Gray, Angela Durgan, Ann Segal
February 1997

Other informative sites