Knowledge of the land: land resources information and its use in rural development
Language: eng. Publication details: Oxford Oxford University Press 2001Description: xviii,428p. 25cmISBN:- 0198296010
- 711.2
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| Book | London Books | 711.2 DAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 30066262 |
Focuses on rural and land use planning in developing countries. Explores the conventional, mainly top-down approaches of the past, showing why they have largely failed. Goes on to look at the opportunities offered by more recent, participatory approaches, examining the key role of natural resource information in planning.