Rural Planning in Developing Countries: Supporting Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Livelihoods - Softcover

Dalal-Clayton, Barry; Dent, David; Dubois, Olivier

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853839396 ISBN 13: 9781853839399

Publisher: Earthscan Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

This book provides an international perspective on rural planning, focused on developing countries. It examines conventional development planning and innovative local planning approaches, drawing together lessons from recent experience of rural planning and land use. The authors examine past and current practice and ways that land use planning and management of natural resources can underpin sustainable local livelihoods. They draw on case studies from Africa, Asia and Latin America to present findings relevant throughout the developing world.

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Review

"This volume is an excellent handbook for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers in the area of rural planning in developing countries. Drawing from their wealth of experience and expertise in strategic rural planning; use case studies from different regions of the developing world to explain how and why it has failed; and present findings and recommendations for remedying flaws in past and current practice. The writing flows smoothly, and skillful use of figures, tables, and boxes enhances presentation of the materials. The book is well organized and presents its outline in the introduction. Technical terms and concepts such as rural planning and sustainable livelihoods are carefully defined in chapter 1, "Lessons from Experience," which facilitates the comprehension of subsequent material. Chapter 2 discusses and assesses a broad range of conventional and technical approaches to rural planning. Chapters 3 and 4 offer an elaborate presentation of the participatory approach and of the need for collaboration in rural planning. Recommendation for effective rural planning are given in the final chapter. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduate through professional collections." --M. Q. Dao, Eastern Illinois University inCHOICE

About the Author

Barry Dalal-Clayton is director for strategies, planning and assessment at the International Institute for Environment and Development. David Dent is salinity program leader at the Bureau of Rural Sciences in the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry - Australia. Olivia Dubois is a forestry officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Edition details

• Publisher: Earthscan Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1853839396
• ISBN 13: 9781853839399
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 246