1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910455812503321

Autore

Dalal-Clayton D. B (D. Barry)

Titolo

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

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.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910786475503321

Autore

Medina Cas Stephanie

Titolo

Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic : : Trade Integration and Economic Performance / / Stephanie Medina Cas, Andrew Swiston, Luis Barrot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012

ISBN

1-4755-1201-5

1-4755-1200-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (41 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

IMF working paper ; ; WP/12/234

Altri autori (Persone)

SwistonAndrew

BarrotLuis

Soggetti

International trade

Economic development - Central America

Economic development - Panama

Economic development - Dominican Republic

Exports and Imports

Taxation

Trade Policy

International Trade Organizations

Empirical Studies of Trade

Economic Integration

Economic Growth of Open Economies

Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

Trade: General

Financial Aspects of Economic Integration

International economics

Public finance & taxation

Exports

Tariffs

Customs unions

Regional integration

Service exports

Taxes

Economic integration

Tariff

Protectionism

International economic integration



United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; I. Introduction and Summary; II. Historical and Prospective Economic Performance; Figures; 1. Economic Growth in CAPDR; 2. Export-to-GDP Ratios, Average 1960-2009; 3. Openness and Growth; 4. Economic Size and Outward Orientation; 5. CAPDR: Exports by Destination; III. Trade Integration Agreements and Regional Initiatives; Box 1. Mesoamerican Project; 6. CAPDR: Average Effective Tariff Rates; 7. Programmed Harmonization of Tariffs under CAPDR; 8. CAPDR: Trade Logistics, Infrastructure, and Customs; IV. The Profile of CAPDR's Exports; A. Overall Exports of Goods and Services

9. CAPDR: Exports to GDP10. CAPDR: Exports of Goods and Services; B. Outward Orientation Indexes; 11. Exports of Small Countries; 12. Intra-Regional Exports of Small Countries; 13. CAPDR: Assessing Outward Orientation; 14. Sophistication of Services Exports; V. Outward Orientation and Economic Performance; A. Exports Model; Tables; 1. The Determinants of Exports to GDP; B. Growth Model; 15. Exports of Small Countries; 16. Intra-Regional Exports of Small Countries; 2. The Impact of Outward Orientation on Growth; VI. Conclusions; 17. CAPDR: Effect on Growth from Improving Export Structure

AppendixesI. Country Groupings, Data Definitions and Sources, and Formulas; Appendix Tables; A.1. Countries Included in the Analysis; A.2. Data Sources; II. Key Features of Multilateral Trade Agreements Involving CAPDR; III. International Trade Agreements in CAPDR; References

Sommario/riassunto

This paper studies the potential for the export sector to play a more important role in promoting growth in Central America, Panama, and the Dominican Republic (CAPDR) through deeper intra-regional and global trade integration. CAPDR countries have enacted many free trade agreements and other regional integration initiatives in recent years, but this paper finds that their exports remain below the norm for countries of their size. Several indexes of outward orientation are constructed and suggest that the breadth of geographic trading relationships, depth of integration into global production chains, and degree of technological sophistication of exports in CAPDR are less conducive to higher exports and growth than in fast-growing, export-oriented economies. To boost exports and growth, CAPDR should implement policies to facilitate economic integration, particularly building a customs union, harmonizing trade rules, improving logistics and infrastructure, and enhancing regional cordination.