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Asset-based Community Development

Asset-Based Community Development is a community engagement approach that focuses on identifying and mobilizing existing strengths and resources within a community, distinguishing itself from needs-based models by prioritizing local assets and capacities as the foundation for sustainable development.

239

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9.3K

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637

Authors

283

Institutions

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2017–2026

102

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Publications

239

From clients to citizens: Asset-based Community Development as a strategy for community-driven development

Alison Mathie, Gord Cunningham · Development in Practice · 2003 · 830 citations

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Beyond the 'Village' Rhetoric: Creating Healthy Communities for Children and Adolescents

Peter Benson, Nancy Leffert, Peter C. Scales et al. · Applied Developmental Science · 1998 · 526 citations

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The Social Framework for Projects: a conceptual but practical model to assist in assessing, planning and managing the social impacts of projects

Eddie Smyth, Frank Vanclay · Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal · 2017 · 181 citations · Full text

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Who is Driving Development? Reflections on the Transformative Potential of Asset-based Community Development

Alison Mathie, Gord Cunningham · Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développement · 2005 · 164 citations

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A Glass Half-Full - How An Asset Approach Can Improve Community Health and Well-being

Chelsea Beckford · 2010 · 152 citations

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Authors

637

  1. AM
    Alison Mathie

    St. Francis Xavier University, Canada

    4 publications · 1.1K citations

    4

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  2. HN
    Hanna Nel

    University of Johannesburg, South Africa

    4 publications · 188 citations

    4

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  3. PB
    Peter Benson

    Search Institute, United States

    3 publications · 707 citations

    3

    h-index

  4. DG
    Dana Griffin

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    3 publications · 118 citations

    3

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  5. AK
    Alice K. Johnson Butterfield

    University of Illinois Chicago, United States

    3 publications · 64 citations

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Institutions

283

  1. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    195 citations

  2. University of Johannesburg

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    163 citations

  3. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    119 citations

  4. Emory University

    Atlanta, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    137 citations

  5. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    132 citations

  6. University of California, Davis

    Davis, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    126 citations

  7. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    80 citations

  8. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    54 citations

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Venues

  1. Community Development

    12 publications · 283 citations

    11

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  2. Journal of Community Practice

    5 publications · 236 citations

    5

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  3. Community Development Journal

    5 publications · 169 citations

    5

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  4. Development Southern Africa

    4 publications · 211 citations

    4

    h-index

  5. Critical Public Health

    CPH · 4 publications · 169 citations

    4

    h-index

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