Books on Block Clubs?
June 26, 2012 4:21 PM   Subscribe

Can you recommend books or other sources of information on block clubs? I am interested to read about how block clubs and neighbor alliances transform neighborhoods and citizens.
posted by Riverine to Society & Culture (2 answers total) 2 users marked this as a favorite
 
You might appreciate this book: The Great Neighbourhood Book
I borrowed it from my public library, and it is an excellent look at a series of neighbourhood "placemaking" projects that echo the idea of block clubs.
posted by chapps at 6:41 PM on June 26, 2012


In a lot of places, these are also called garden clubs.

You'll find some analysis of small-scale local networks like the ones you describe in Sean Safford's Why the Garden Club Couldn't Save Youngstown. That might also be a great source for references that will take you to material more precisely about your topic.
posted by yellowcandy at 7:13 PM on June 26, 2012


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