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San Quentin, you've been living hell to me You blistered me since 1963 I've seen 'em come and go and I've seen 'em die And long ago I stopped askin' why. San Quentin I hate every inch oy you You cut me and you scarred me thru and thru And I'll walk out a wiser, weaker man Mr. Congressman why can't you understand. San Quentin what good do you think you do Do you think I'll be different when you're thru You bend my heart and mind and you warp my soul Your stone walls turn my blood a little cold. San Quentin may you rot and burn in hell May your walls fall-and I live to tell May all the world forget you ever stood And may all the world regret you did no good San Quentin I hate every inch of you.

In this paper, I will focus on the role played by the community and the Local Council in Birgu, Malta in the regeneration of the locality. When the funds allocated by central government did not facilitate the rehabilitation of the area, the community had to come up with alternative plans to transform the locale in which they live primarily for the benefit of the inhabitants. The concomitant effect was that this started attracting visitors. The success of this plan however depended on the successful consultation between community members and its leaders at all stages of any project taken on board. The data for this presentation derived from an ethnographic study of Cottonera area in the last four years, interviews with community leaders, as well as the perusal of reports, newspaper articles and statistics relating to this topic. ; peer-reviewed

The aim of the study is to identify and describe community development approaches particularly emphasizing community-led local development as it dominates in the European Union as part of the rural development policy. The research is based on the literature review on community development approaches and community involvement in rural development. The most frequently used approaches are the following: community-led local development, community-led development, community driven development, community capacity building asset-based community development, and community economic development. The author concludes that the involvement of communities in development processes is promoted through specific programs implemented by policy makers and initiatives by communities and non-governmental organizations. Community involvement in development is influenced by many factors, such as democratic traditions and societal experience, the distribution of power and the exchange of knowledge between the social agents involved in development processes, the availability of resources and the skills to use them. Community projects are another way in which local agents can participate in improving the quality of life and solving local problems.