Plotting, Squatting, Public Purpose and Politics
Plotting, Squatting, Public Purpose and Politics

Author: Robert Jan Baken

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-05-08

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 1351770411

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This title was first published in 2003. Since independence in 1947, India has undergone a phase of rapid urbanization. New planning laws have been passed, new organizations established, public policy documents and discussion papers prepared and a host of land and housing schemes have been implemented. Still, however, the vast majority of urban expansion is an unplanned process that takes the form of squatting and illegal or semi-legal land subdivision. By looking in detail at two rapidly growing cities in Andhra Pradesh (Vijayawada and Viaskhapatnam) this book explores cultural, physical-spatial, political and economic determinants of the allocation of urban land and of urban growth in India in historical context. It focuses on the interplay between the government and the organizations in charge of their implementation, and the private sector on the other. Special attention is given to the conditions of the urban poor, with the changes in their socio-economic conditions.

Command Area Development Programmes
Command Area Development Programmes

Author: M. Venkata Reddy

Publisher: M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9788175330825

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This book presents a comprehensive account of problems and issues associates with command area development. It is a longitudinal study where the same set of villages and households were studied at two points of time with a gap of eight years. The main thrust of the study, among other things, is on on-farm development, water management, agricultural extension and the locational advantages of a farm plot in ensuring timely and adequate supply of water.

The Internal Geography of Trade
The Internal Geography of Trade

Author: Thomas Farole

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2013-04-01

Total Pages: 301

ISBN-13: 0821398954

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While national incomes have converged in recent decades, the emergence of entrenched leading and lagging regions within countries is becoming a critical policy challenge. Drawing on empirical studies and case studies, this book assesses the role of trade integration and connectivity in shaping and addressing the challenges of lagging regions.

The Challenge of Rural Development
The Challenge of Rural Development

Author: Kalipada Deb

Publisher: M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9788175330627

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This work is an indepth analysis of the entire gamut of problems afflicting the rural economy. Some of the questions specifically looked into are: With how much of sincerity the plans were prepared, and how these were implemented? What were the effects on productivity and expansion of activities in different sectors of the rural economy? How much of attention was given to the problems of the weaker sections, and what improvements came over the years? What were the state of social and economic infrastructure? Did human resource development receive the attention it deserved?

Peoples and Environment in India
Peoples and Environment in India

Author: K.K. Misra

Publisher: Discovery Publishing House

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 264

ISBN-13: 9788171415861

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Contents: Environment, Culture and Development in India, The Environment in Prehistoric Research, Environment and Stone Age Cultures of Kalahandi, Orissa, Cultural Ecology of the Eastern Ghats (South India) from Prehistoric Times to the Ethnographic Present, Biodiversity and Society, Forest Policies and Forest Communities in India, Forest Ecology and Sustainable Tribal Development in India, Mohua Plantation and its Socio- Economic Importance in Tribal Ecosystem, People and Environment in Himachal Himalaya, Ethnoecological System of the Gond: Approaches and Methods, The Paradox of Harmony, Will the Paradise Lost be Regained?, Environment, Health and Nutrition in Tribal India, Perceived Environmental Changes and Adaptive Strategies.