Outline of community explained

The following outline is provided as an overview of topics relating to community.

A community is a group of people whose identity as a group lies in their interaction and sharing. Many factors may affect the identity of the participants and their degree of adhesion, such as intent, belief, resources, preferences, needs and risks.

Types of communities

Geographic and physical communities

Human geography  - who people are and where they live

Global community

Ideational or abstract communities

Associative communities

Community of...

see Group (sociology)

Cooperatives

Other

Actual communities

Lists of communities, co-ops, etc.:

Lists of virtual communities:

The world community:

Note to dialup users: the following lists are massive

Online communities

Community concepts, movements and schools of thought

Academic subjects

Community development

Community development  - efforts to improve communities:

Virtual community concepts

Virtual communityVirtual community  - group of people communicating with each other by means of information technologies:

See also

Other community topics

Community institutions

See also

Other uses of the term "community"

See main article: Community (disambiguation).

Resources

See: List of community topics: Resources

External links