The Philosophical Assumptions, Utility and Challenges of Asset Mapping
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Authors
Kramer, Sherianne
Amos, Taryn
Lazarus, Sandy
Seedat, Mohamed
Issue Date
2012-12
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
agency , asset mapping , community development , community engagement , participation
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Abstract
This literature review is a discussion of asset-based approaches to community engagement. Following a literature
search, we identified several asset mapping approaches: Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD); Participatory
Inquiry into Religious Health Assets, Networks and Agency (PIRHANA); Community Health Assets Mapping for
Partnerships (CHAMP); the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA); Planning for Real®; and approaches using
Geographic Information Systems (GIS). These approaches are framed by assumptions about ‘assets’, ‘needs’, and
‘community’ and their associated community engagement methods that may be influenced by dynamics related to
conflict, competition and language. We conclude that asset mapping approaches derive their value from their capacities
to support partnership building, consensus creation, and community agency and control.
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Citation
Lazarus S, Seedat MA;Amos T;Kramer S. (2012) The philosophical assumptions utility and challenges of asset mapping approaches to community engagement. Journal of Psychology in Africa 22(4)
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
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DOI
ISSN
1433-0237
1433-0237
1433-0237