Rural planning in developing countries : supporting natural resource management and sustainable livelihoods / / Barry Dalal-Clayton, David Dent, and Olivier Dubois

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455812503321
• Autore: Dalal-Clayton D. B (D. Barry)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2003
• ISBN: 1-136-54699-5; 1-282-78918-X; 9786612789182; 1-84977-427-7; 1-4175-2247-X
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (249 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): DentDavid; DuboisOlivier <1957->
• Disciplina: 307.1/412/091724
• Soggetti: Rural development - Environmental aspects - Developing countries; Natural resources - Developing countries - Management; Sustainable development - Developing countries; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Published in association with the International Institute for Environment and Development.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [201]-218) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Rural Planning in Developing CountriesSupporting Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Livelihoods; Copyright; Contents; List of figures, boxes and tables; About the authors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Authors' note; List of acronyms and abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Lessons from experience; Rural planning: perspectives, concepts and the objectives and roles of government; Experience of regional planning; A move to decentralized rural and regional planning; Focus on poverty and rural livelihoods; Sustainable livelihoods; Stakeholders; Land tenure; Security of tenure; Coordinating tenure incentives and disincentivesRural-urban linkages; Income diversification; Migration; Implications for planning; The dilemma of planning for the urban-rural interface; 2 Conventional, technical planning approaches; Resource surveys for planning; Land ; evaluation; Land capability classification; The USBR system; FAO framework for land evaluation; Parametric indices; Process models; Financial and economic evaluation; Strategic land evaluation; Land use planning; Sectoral plans; Land allocation procedures; Multiple criteria analysis; Resource management domains; Land use planning experience in developing countriesFAO guidelines for land use planning; Faith in negotiation; Impact assessment; Decentralized district planning; Some planning responses to the challenge of sustainable development; Techniques; National and regional planning exercises; Sustainable development strategies; National strategies; Sub-national strategies; Local-level strategies; Some common features of existing strategic planning processes; Guidance on strategies for sustainable development; A continual learning approach; Sustainable development indicators; Pros and cons of conventional approachesCommon limitations of natural resource surveys; Terms of reference; Comprehension; Usefulness; Inappropriate planning methods and inappropriate data: a failure of institutions; 3 Approaches to participation in planning; The need for participation; Perceptions of participation; Horizontal and vertical participation; Participatory learning and action; Participatory planning; Examples of local-level resource planning; Scaling-up and linking bottom-up and top-down planning; Regional rural development; Rapid district appraisal (RDA); Participatory approaches in large-scale projectsThe catchment approach; NGOs as catalysts; The gestion de terroir approach in francophone West Africa; Participatory planning in Latin America; Approaches in the forestry sector; Landcare in Australia; Limitations of participation; The quality of information; Costs of participation; Great expectations; Dealing with power; Conclusions; 4 A basis for collaborating; The natural resources battlefield; Constraints and opportunities for collaboration; Concepts and methods in collaborative management of natural resources; Stakeholders; Donors as stakeholders
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.