Book: Green, G. P., & Haines, A. (2016). Asset building & community development. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

1.Describe “asset based community development,” as you would to someone outside this class who asked you to explain what it is. Be sure to include specific information about its primary characteristics and the ways in which it differs from other approaches to community development. Include information from both your required textbook and assigned readings. (25 points)

2. What is an “asset map?” How should it be used in the community development process? (10 points)

3. What is a “capacity inventory?” How should it be used in the community development process? (10 points)

4. What should the community development team know about associations within the community of place being developed? How can this knowledge facilitate community development? (10 points)

5. What should the community development team know about businesses within the community of place being developed? How can this knowledge facilitate community development? (10 points)

6. How should schools, libraries, and health care systems be viewed and used in the community development process? (5 points)

7. What are the “Hidden Treasures” that all communities have that the community development team must take into account? How should they be treated in the community development process? (5 points) 

8. Reflect upon and critically review the material covered in this class since the beginning of the semester–including various concepts, theories and research about asset based community development. Be sure to include how this material has influenced your understanding of community development as both a process and an outcome. (25 points)

Responses to the items above should be typed double space with 12 pt Times Roman font, using one inch margins on all sides. Direct quotes should be used minimally, but cited correctly with a works cited page and in-text citations. Good responses should cover each item fully. Completed responses to all items