Abstract
The comprehensive neighbourhood transformation approach of planning in the Havana Historian's Office is a case study of local community development in the capital of Cuba. The study is justified by its relevance and timeliness of the issues found in community development and its implications in people and place wellbeing, especially in the most disadvantaged sectors of Cuban society. It seeks to analyse the improvement of life conditions in achieving social inclusion, citizen participation in community. A theoretical analysis of community development and local development within a community capital approach is provided. The experiences of the comprehensive neighbourhood transformation workshops constitute an important contribution to the local/community development process. The use of endogenous resources for managing human, social, political, natural and cultural capital ensures sustainable community development and innovative methodologies for community planning.
Highlights
The comprehensive neighbourhood transformation approach of planning in the Havana Historian’s Office is a case study of local community development in the capital of Cuba
The study is justified by its relevance and timeliness of the issues found in community development and its implications in people and place wellbeing, especially in the most disadvantaged sectors of Cuban society
This study seeks to analyse the improvement of life conditions in achieving social inclusion, citizen participation and the extent of the community transformations
Summary
The comprehensive neighbourhood transformation approach of planning (taller de transformación integral del barrio; TTIB) in the Havana Historian’s Office is a case study of local community development in the capital of Cuba. This consistent coordination is placed on local members of the community participating in the workshops’ activities The reasoning behind this premise suggest that by including different members from local governments, communitybased institutions (municipal health, culture, education, housing, and athletic authorities, among others) and social and religious organisations, universities, international agencies, NGOs, formal and informal leaders, is possible to complement the necessary knowledge, experience and resources required to operate the workshops. As such, this methodology contributes to strengthening community self-management and decentralisation processes, increases community popular participation, and strengthens the horizontality of the participation among local members. 99 Sociocultural education through a network of schools, museums, libraries, and cultural centres, which contribute to the recovery and promotion of cultural traditions through widespread of programmes in mass media
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