Community Operational Research OR and Systems Thinking for Community Development

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Creating Community Operational Research OR and Systems Thinking for Community Development
Creating Community Operational Research OR and Systems Thinking for Community Development
Author(s) Gerald Midgley, Alejandro Ochoa-Arias
Publisher Springer
Pages 366
ISBN-13 978-1461347163
ISBN-10 1461347165
Year 2004
Link https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4419-8911-6

Creating Community Operational Research OR and Systems Thinking for Community Development by Gerald Midgley and Alejandro Ochoa-Arias sets out the current concerns of Community Operational Research (Community OR for short) and explores new possibilities for its continued development.

About the Book

This book Community Operational Research: OR and Systems Thinking for Community Development sets out the current concerns of Community Operational Research (Community OR for short) and explores new possibilities for its continued development. Leading Community OR writers, with international reputations in operational research and systems thinking, have contributed chapters that illuminate different aspects of Community OR theory and practice. There is a focus on the value of systems approaches, and other significant perspectives are also represented. The result is a rich mix of theories, methodologies and case studies that will be a significant resource for both practitioners and academics engaged in community development.

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