Village development and commune development planning (VDP/CDP) encourages the participation of local people in analyzing their problems and opportunities, and finding out solutions. This method contributes to community development by improving capacity of local people and strengthening the roles...

Three interconnected arguments are explored in this article. It begins by a reconsideration of community development, not from official and agency definitions but from what makes development real and satisfies not only physical needs, but also the spiritual as well as psychological. The second...

Most of the Egyptian cities are confronted with serious urban problems, where this situation requires interactive and efficient management, as well as using innovative approaches at the local levels. The concerned local bodies whom are stacked with problems having limited resources and...