Skip to main content

Table 1 Description of Case Study Communities

From: How does community context influence coalitions in the formation stage? a multiple case study based on the Community Coalition Action Theory

Community

Total Population to nearest 100

Population Density (persons per square mile)

Community Descriptor

Coalition Size in Planning Year

Rural Communities

    

A

1,300

3.6

Rural region in Northern California

13

B

1,600

5.7

Rural region in Northern California

7

C

5,700

4,042

Rural municipality in the Central Coast region

15

D

19,400

4,522

Rural municipality in the Central Valley

15

Urban Communities

    

E

50,200

6,440

Urban neighborhood in Southern California

10

F

55,00

2,370

Urban municipality in Southern California

33

G

68,000

12,141

Urban neighborhood in Southern California

42

H

130,000

3,983

Urban municipality in Northern California

16