What Are the Different Types of Community Development Resources?

The type of community is the type of community divided according to the different characteristics of the regional group. It can be broadly divided into communities in geographical areas and communities in location systems.

Community type

A community in a geographic area refers to a community with a certain geographical boundary. It is mainly divided into different community types based on whether it is in a natural state and whether it is engaged in agricultural production activities. According to the former, it can be divided into natural communities and legal communities. Natural communities are determined by the formation and development of natural living groups, such as villages. Legal communities are determined by the scope of administrative powers, such as townships, towns, counties, and cities. It can be divided into rural communities and urban communities according to whether they are engaged in agricultural production activities. Rural communities are based on agricultural production activities and their populations are relatively dispersed. Urban communities are based on relatively concentrated populations engaged in non-agricultural production activities. Small-town communities are communities with a small scale of development and a low concentration of population that are mainly engaged in non-agricultural production activities. In China, it is an intermediate link between rural and urban communities.

The community of the location system refers to the community divided according to the location process and scale of the production and distribution of human necessities. The American sociologist RD Mackenzie divided the community into 4 types in the article "Location Methodology for the Study of Human Communities": Basic service community. This kind of community is not only the first step in the distribution of basic living materials, but also the last stage in the distribution of other manufactured consumer goods, such as agricultural villages, fishing, mining, forestry and other communities. The size of the community is mainly determined by the nature and form of the local production business that consumes natural resources, and the extent of its trade with neighboring areas. Refers to communities that perform secondary functions in the distribution of living materials. It is a distribution center for raw materials and commodities, often referred to as the business community. Its size depends on the extent to which it performs its distribution function. Industrial town. It is the center of the commodity manufacturing industry, and functions as both a basic service community and a business community. The scale of its development depends on the scope of industrial development and the state of market organization in the region. Refers to those communities that lack their own clear economic foundation. Such as contemporary entertainment and tourism sites, political and educational centers. The development of such communities is economically dependent on other communities and does not assume special functions in the production and distribution of goods.

There are other communities with the same feelings and beliefs in human life, such as thought and academic communities. Some scholars translate it as a spiritual community or a psychological community, which is actually a spiritual community or a psychological community. It does not have a special and certain area.