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Some 7.3 billion people currently live on the planet. Of these, 3.4
billion live in rural areas. In just a few regions-Latin America,
the Middle East and North Africa-less than 50 per cent of poverty
is now located in rural areas. But for the rest of the world's
regions between 55 per cent and 80 per cent of the poor continue to
live in the countryside. Progress is being made, but much of the
knowhow needed is not disseminated outside of a small coterie of
professionals who work in the area. With urban development
attracting a great deal of attention lately, poorer rural areas
deserve the same and new knowledge for empowerment of rural
communities is urgently needed. This book provides an overview of
current thinking and practices that have emerged over the last
thirty years for uplifting rural communities in developing
economies. Drawing on a body of knowledge across a spectrum of
relevant disciplines, this book provides a range of innovative
ideas for rural planning, housing and infrastructure development.
Governments in many emerging economies, where rural poverty is
often most acute, have attempted to improve livelihoods. Approaches
and techniques that have been used for urban development are often
not applicable to rural communities. Studies show that money
allocated for rural development is often not effectively spent due
to distance, lack of infrastructure, lack of education, poverty and
other factors. Meanwhile, the gap in development between the city
and country continues to grow, sometimes leading to social and
political instability, in both developing and developed countries.
This book seeks to provide a guidebook for meeting such challenges.
Through in-depth enquiry of global practices and thinking about
rural development, and selected case studies, the authors argue
that careful consideration must be given to incorporating issues of
resilience, resourcefulness and the involvement of communities at
grassroots levels in realising the transformation of rural
settlements into Smart Villages.
This book initiates a fresh discussion of affordability in rural
housing set in the context of the rapidly shifting balance between
rural and urban populations. It conceptualises affordability in
rural housing along a spectrum that is interlaced with cultural and
social values integral to rural livelihoods at both personal and
community level. Developed around four intersecting themes:
explaining houses and housing in rural settings; exploring
affordability in the context of aspirations and vulnerability;
rural development agendas involving housing and communities; and
construction for resilience in rural communities, the book provides
an overview of some of the little understood and sometimes
counter-intuitive best practices on rural affordability and
affordable housing that have emerged in developing economies over
the last thirty years. Drawing on practice-based evidence this book
presents innovative ideas for harnessing rural potential, and
empowering rural communities with added affordability and
progressive development in the context of housing and improved
living standards. For a student aspiring to work in rural areas in
developing countries it is an introduction to and map of some key
solutions around the critical area of affordable housing For the
rural development professional, it provides a map of a territory
they rarely see because they are absorbed in a particular rural
area or project For the academic looking to expand their activities
into rural areas, especially in rural housing, it provides a handy
introduction to a body of knowledge serving 47% of the world's
population, and how this differs from urban practice For the policy
makers, it provides a map for understanding the dynamics around
rural affordability, growth potential and community aspirations
helping them to devise appropriate intervention programs on rural
housing and development
Some 7.3 billion people currently live on the planet. Of these, 3.4
billion live in rural areas. In just a few regions-Latin America,
the Middle East and North Africa-less than 50 per cent of poverty
is now located in rural areas. But for the rest of the world's
regions between 55 per cent and 80 per cent of the poor continue to
live in the countryside. Progress is being made, but much of the
knowhow needed is not disseminated outside of a small coterie of
professionals who work in the area. With urban development
attracting a great deal of attention lately, poorer rural areas
deserve the same and new knowledge for empowerment of rural
communities is urgently needed. This book provides an overview of
current thinking and practices that have emerged over the last
thirty years for uplifting rural communities in developing
economies. Drawing on a body of knowledge across a spectrum of
relevant disciplines, this book provides a range of innovative
ideas for rural planning, housing and infrastructure development.
Governments in many emerging economies, where rural poverty is
often most acute, have attempted to improve livelihoods. Approaches
and techniques that have been used for urban development are often
not applicable to rural communities. Studies show that money
allocated for rural development is often not effectively spent due
to distance, lack of infrastructure, lack of education, poverty and
other factors. Meanwhile, the gap in development between the city
and country continues to grow, sometimes leading to social and
political instability, in both developing and developed countries.
This book seeks to provide a guidebook for meeting such challenges.
Through in-depth enquiry of global practices and thinking about
rural development, and selected case studies, the authors argue
that careful consideration must be given to incorporating issues of
resilience, resourcefulness and the involvement of communities at
grassroots levels in realising the transformation of rural
settlements into Smart Villages.
This book initiates a fresh discussion of affordability in rural
housing set in the context of the rapidly shifting balance between
rural and urban populations. It conceptualises affordability in
rural housing along a spectrum that is interlaced with cultural and
social values integral to rural livelihoods at both personal and
community level. Developed around four intersecting themes:
explaining houses and housing in rural settings; exploring
affordability in the context of aspirations and vulnerability;
rural development agendas involving housing and communities; and
construction for resilience in rural communities, the book provides
an overview of some of the little understood and sometimes
counter-intuitive best practices on rural affordability and
affordable housing that have emerged in developing economies over
the last thirty years. Drawing on practice-based evidence this book
presents innovative ideas for harnessing rural potential, and
empowering rural communities with added affordability and
progressive development in the context of housing and improved
living standards. For a student aspiring to work in rural areas in
developing countries it is an introduction to and map of some key
solutions around the critical area of affordable housing For the
rural development professional, it provides a map of a territory
they rarely see because they are absorbed in a particular rural
area or project For the academic looking to expand their activities
into rural areas, especially in rural housing, it provides a handy
introduction to a body of knowledge serving 47% of the world's
population, and how this differs from urban practice For the policy
makers, it provides a map for understanding the dynamics around
rural affordability, growth potential and community aspirations
helping them to devise appropriate intervention programs on rural
housing and development
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