Social capital at the community level [electronic resource] : an applied interdisciplinary perspective / edited by John M. Halstead and Steven C. Deller.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Social capital and community development : an introduction / John M. Halstead and Steven C. Deller -- 2. A brief history of social capital research / Shannon H. Rogers and Patricia M. Jarema -- 3. The built environment of communities and social capital / Kevin M. Leyden and Abraham Goldberg -- 4. Social capital, communities, and the firm / Bjorn Markeson and Steven C. Deller -- 5. Social capital, county information networks and poverty reduction / Stephan J. Goetz and Yicheol Han -- 6. Measuring social capital at the neighborhood scale through a community based framework / Shannon H. Rogers and Kevin H. Gardner -- 7. Social capital and community planning / Mary A. Friedman and Andria V. Fraser -- 8. The relationship between social capital and ecosystem services : a regional analysis / Patricia M. Jarema and John M. Halstead -- 9. The role of natural disasters and technology in the formation of social capital / Mark Skidmore and Hideki Toya -- 10. Latino/a immigration, social capital, and business civic engagement in rural prairie towns / Terry L. Besser and Nancy J. Miller -- 11. Social capital : what do we know? And where do we go from here? / John M. Halstead and Steven C. Deller.