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Hester, Randolph T., Jr. – Small Town, 1990
In Manteo, North Carolina, community involvement in planning and design phases of community revitalization led to recognition of the town's "sacred structure"--highly valued places essential to social processes, lifestyle, and sense of place. Identification and preservation of these places allowed community development without negative…
Descriptors: Built Environment, Community Attitudes, Community Development, Community Involvement
Chawla, Louise – Small Town, 1994
An investigation of effects of community change on children's lives explored the proposition that, in both rural and urban Kentucky since the Second World War, children have lost shared multigenerational activities, freedom to roam, and open unstructured time. Data included oral histories from residents born 1895-1950, archival research, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Needs, Children