Community Analysis

The community analysis assignment is designed to introduce students to the process of community involvement and how to identify stakeholders, conduct a needs assessment, and plan of action. 

1. Article entitled: Model of Neighborhood Change" 1983-Schwirian-Models-of-Neighborhood-Change.pdf 

2. Read the article

3. Summarize the article according to the following instructions:

• Introduction
•  Basic Concepts (neighborhood defined)
• Neighborhood as Natural Areas
• Neighborhood as Social Areas
• Neighborhoods as Interaction Systems
• Recent Themes in Neighborhood Research
• Classic Models of Neighborhood Change
  • Invasion-Succession
  • Neighborhood Life Cycle
• Current Perspectives on Neighborhood Change
  • Demographic Ecological
  • Socio-Cultural/Organizational
  • Political-Economy
  • Social-Movements
• Revitalization and Gentrification
• Closing Remarks