Asset building and community development fourth edition examines the promise and limits of community development by showing students and practitioners how asset based developments can improve the sustainability and quality of life. The second edition of asset building and community development examines the promise and limits of community development authors gary paul green and anna haines provide an engaging thought provoking and comprehensive approach to asset building by focusing on the role of different forms of community capital in the development process. Asset building and community development fourth edition examines the promise and limits of community development by showing students and practitioners how asset based developments can improve the sustainability and quality of life. Asset building and community development the search institute has identified 40 developmental assets as building blocks that help young people become healthy caring and responsible individuals the assets are divided into two categories external and internal