Includes bibliographical references and index.

The claim : a just and lasting future is achievable -- Getting started : positive change is possible -- Synopsis of SEED-SCALE -- Making a large and lasting impact -- Our maturing undertanding on community change -- Assuring accountability through better paperwork -- A crisis can be an opportunity / Henry G. Taylor, Carl E. Taylor, Daniel Taylor-Ide -- Historical demonstrations -- Ding Xian : the first example of community based development -- Kerala : development without wealth -- The Adirondacks : an evolving balance between people and nature -- Narangwal : the role of conceptual and cultural breakthroughs -- Evidence from the community level -- Curitiba, Brazil : a better pattern for cities -- Jamkhed, India : the evolution of a world training center / Mabelle and Raj Arole -- Gadchiroli, India : addiction as a barrier to development / Abhay and Rani Bang -- Kakamega, Kenya : a promising start derailed / Miriam K. Were -- The White Mountain Apache, United States : reclaiming self-determination -- Large-scale applications -- Urban agriculture : a powerful engine for sustainable cities / Jac Smit -- Peru : communities and government learning to work together / Patricia Paredes and Carl E. Taylor -- Tibet, China : integrating conservation with development -- China's model counties in China : going to scale with health care / Carl E. Taylor, Robert Parker, and Zeng Donglu -- SEED-SCALE handbooks -- SEED-SCALE principles and criteria -- Community-based action through SEED / Betsy Taylor, Daniel Taylor-Ide, and Carl E. Taylor -- How to go to SCALE.