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Rural Development is a textbook that critically examines economic,
social and cultural aspects of rural development efforts both in
the global north and in the global south. By consistently using
examples from the north and the south the book highlights
similarities of processes as well as differences in contexts. The
authors' knowledge of Afghanistan and Sweden respectively creates a
core for the discussions which are complemented with a wide range
of other empirical examples. Rural Development is divided into nine
chapters, each with a thematic focus, ranging from concepts and
theories through rural livelihoods and natural resources to
discussions on policy and processes of change. The book sees rural
development as a multi-level, multi-actor and multi-faceted subject
area that needs multidisciplinary perspectives both to support it
and to analyse it. Throughout the book examples of rural
development interventions are discussed using analytical concepts
such as power, discourse, consequences and context to grasp rural
development as practices that are more than what is presented in
policy documents. The book is written in a way that makes it
accessible for undergraduates while at the same time caters for the
kind of deeper reading used by master students and Ph.D.'s. Every
chapter is linked to discussion questions as well as suggested
further readings and useful websites.
Food security is high on the political agenda. Fears about societal
insecurity due to food price increases and hunger, grave scenarios
regarding the effects of climate change and general uncertainty
about the impacts of investments in biofuels and so-call "land
grabbing" on food prices and availability have meant that food
security is now recognised as being a multifaceted challenge. This
book is unique in that it will bring together analyses of these
different factors that impact on food security. This volume will
describe a range of different perspectives on food security, with
an emphasis on the various meanings that are applied to food
security "crisis". The challenges to be reviewed include market
volatility, climate change and state fragility. Analyses of
responses to food security crises and risk will cover rural and
urban contexts, arenas of national policy formation and global food
regimes, and investment in land and productive technologies. This
book is unique in two respects. First, it takes a step back from
the normative literature focused on specific factors of, for
example, climate change, agricultural production or market
volatility to look instead at the dynamic interplay between these
new challenges. It helps readers to understand that food security
is not one discourse, but is rather related to how these different
factors generate multiple risks and opportunities. Second, through
the case studies the book particularly emphasises how these factors
come together at local levels as farmers, entrepreneurs, consumers,
local government officials and others are making key decisions
about what will be done to address food security and whose food
security will be given priority. The book will explore how food
production and consumption is embedded in powerful political and
market forces and how these influence local actions.
Food security is high on the political agenda. Fears about societal
insecurity due to food price increases and hunger, grave scenarios
regarding the effects of climate change and general uncertainty
about the impacts of investments in biofuels and so-call "land
grabbing" on food prices and availability have meant that food
security is now recognised as being a multifaceted challenge. This
book is unique in that it will bring together analyses of these
different factors that impact on food security. This volume will
describe a range of different perspectives on food security, with
an emphasis on the various meanings that are applied to food
security "crisis". The challenges to be reviewed include market
volatility, climate change and state fragility. Analyses of
responses to food security crises and risk will cover rural and
urban contexts, arenas of national policy formation and global food
regimes, and investment in land and productive technologies. This
book is unique in two respects. First, it takes a step back from
the normative literature focused on specific factors of, for
example, climate change, agricultural production or market
volatility to look instead at the dynamic interplay between these
new challenges. It helps readers to understand that food security
is not one discourse, but is rather related to how these different
factors generate multiple risks and opportunities. Second, through
the case studies the book particularly emphasises how these factors
come together at local levels as farmers, entrepreneurs, consumers,
local government officials and others are making key decisions
about what will be done to address food security and whose food
security will be given priority. The book will explore how food
production and consumption is embedded in powerful political and
market forces and how these influence local actions.
Rural Development is a textbook that critically examines economic,
social and cultural aspects of rural development efforts both in
the global north and in the global south. By consistently using
examples from the north and the south the book highlights
similarities of processes as well as differences in contexts. The
authors' knowledge of Afghanistan and Sweden respectively creates a
core for the discussions which are complemented with a wide range
of other empirical examples. Rural Development is divided into nine
chapters, each with a thematic focus, ranging from concepts and
theories through rural livelihoods and natural resources to
discussions on policy and processes of change. The book sees rural
development as a multi-level, multi-actor and multi-faceted subject
area that needs multidisciplinary perspectives both to support it
and to analyse it. Throughout the book examples of rural
development interventions are discussed using analytical concepts
such as power, discourse, consequences and context to grasp rural
development as practices that are more than what is presented in
policy documents. The book is written in a way that makes it
accessible for undergraduates while at the same time caters for the
kind of deeper reading used by master students and Ph.D.'s. Every
chapter is linked to discussion questions as well as suggested
further readings and useful websites.
Tan Chau district is the area most heavily flooded and most
affected by river bank erosion by annual floods in An Giang
province. The floods have caused considerable and serious damage to
humans and property in the district. As in other flooded provinces
in the Mekong Delta, An Giang Government implements a program for
stabilizing livelihoods and promoting sustainable improvements of
the lives of communities "living with floods" by building
residential clusters and dykes in order to solve the damage in the
longer term. This is a new program, and there have been studies by
Ausaid and Care on residential clusters in An Giang, Dong Thap,
Long An in Provinces in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. This study looks
more specifically at changes in household livelihoods and chooses a
district which has not yet been studied. The aim of the study is to
understand how people's livelihoods change when they move and the
advantages and disadvantages of moving. The study explores
livelihoods of people who moved and did not move to residential
clusters and dykes; to understand the impact of the resettlement
program on livelihoods after resettling as well as to explore how
the livelihood strategies.
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