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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- " You gotta have community building ," 2007 -- " Arts-based revitalization, community building, network strengthening, commodification, and Artomatic ," 2009 And like with multi-faceted arts centers, better economic return comes from those that are adaptively reused than built from scratch (" Developing Creative Quarters in Cities: Policy lessons (..)

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Social Media for Social Good: What role does social media play in creation of and sustainability of social movements? A Social Movement Case Study Examining Occupy Wall Street and the Tea Party.

Public Policy Blog

2013) suggests that social activism in online spaces such as YouTube is not easily defined, but is adapted to suit movement needs—which makes social media a popular and flexible venue for activism but also highlights the challenges for scholars studying such venues. 2013; Bennett, Breunig, & Givens, 2008). A study by Vragara et al.,