Community Asset Mapping: A 20-year systematic review of its development

The reviewed studies include diverse communities and stakeholders, such as community members, local leaders, practitioners (e.g., social workers, public health professionals, urban planners), policymakers, and researchers involved in asset mapping activities. Special attention is given to literature representing varied demographic characteristics, including rural and urban populations, diverse socio-economic contexts, marginalized or vulnerable groups, and cross-cultural or international settings, thereby ensuring comprehensive coverage and understanding of how community asset mapping practices have evolved across different contexts and populations. Study designs to be included Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). Eligibility criteria: The initial eligibility criteria for study selection included that the study must be peer-reviewed, written in English, and published between February 2005 through February 2025. This timeframe was selected to gather the most recently published empirical research. Books and edited chapters were excluded. Information sources: Web of Science, Embase, Scopus, EBSCOhost, ProQuest. Search strategy: (Asset Mapping) AND (community* OR participatory OR collaborat*).