Word of the Week

Development Trust: A community-led enterprise with social objectives, sharing benefits within the community (mutuality), creating opportunities for local people (empowerment), and acquiring an asset base.

The Development Trust Association is a network of community practitioners. It helps people set up development trusts, and helps existing trusts learn from each other and work effectively. The DTA influences government and others at national and local level, to build support and investment for the movement.

Word of the week comes from The Dictionary of Urbanism, courtesy of Rob Cowan. Images by Bob & Roberta Smith.