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Appendix 2
APPENDIX 2 – COMMUNITY Every community has unique skills and
capacities to cultivate community development.
ASSET PLANNING APPROACH ABCD categorizes assets into five groups:
The Greater Hilton Area Plan process included
1. Individuals
three methodologies used throughout the
community engagement phase to understand
2. Associations
the public’s ideas and views.
3. Institutions
1. Asset Based Community Development
(ABCD)
4. Physical assets
2. Asset Mapping
5. Connections
3. Preserve, Add, Remove, and
Each of these categories complements each
Keep-Out (PARK)
other and is connected through social capital.
A society’s productivity potential is increased
What is Asset Based Community Development
with adequate social capital in place.
(ABCD), and How Was
it Used?
What is Social Capital?
ABCD is an approach for “sustainable
It includes social organizations such as
community-driven development.” The public
neighborhood associations, small church groups,
survey featured questions centered on ABCD
parent-teacher associations, cultural norms,
concepts, garnering over 500 responses. ABCD
trust, traditions, and more. True community is
helps stakeholders see their community’s
centered on relationships formed within these
positive resources and amenities instead of
networks. At the core of ABCD is its focus on
concentrating on their wants. Significant time
relationships. By treating relationships as assets,
was committed to identifying the assets of
ABCD is the application of social capital and
individuals, associations, and institutions.
propels people to work together and succeed.
ABCD mobilizes communities by linking small
What is the Preserve, Add, Remove, Keep-Out
existing assets to the larger community for a
(PARK) Analysis, and How Was it Used?
greater and long-lasting impact on current and
future generations. As local experts, they can
A PARK Analysis is a brainstorming activity that
establish economic opportunities that respond
allows communities to understand and build on
to the unique needs of the neighborhoods. This
existing resources for economic and community
approach enhances community pride because
enhancement. PARK is the tool used to put the
all are involved in its success. Branding and
ABCD into practice.
marketing of the community occur organically
as stakeholders share these resources and
success stories with the broader areas.
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