Adoption of Basic Factors for Rural-Urban Development
Contents: Acknowledgements. Preface. 1. Indispensability of Water for Life. 2. The philosophy behind the Neeru-Meeru Programme. 3. Conservation of Water: Efforts by the State Government. 4. Operational Means and Methods in Harvesting and Conserving Rainwater. 5. Integrated Approach to Water Supply and Sanitation Management. 6. Peoples Image of Rural Development: Development Implications. 7. Community Organization and Programme Planning. 8. People’s Participation in Upland Conservation. 9. Participatory Technology Development and Sustainable Agriculture: A Case from Philippines. 10. Training as a Principal Factor of HRD Initiative. 11. Strategies for Developing Entrepreneurship among People. 12. Extension Education iPn Aid of Agricultural Marketing. 13. Each Village as a Unit of Rural Development. 14. Guidelines for Sectoral Development. 15. Application of Technologies Appropriate to Rural Areas. 16. The Part Played by NGOs in Rural Development. 17. Janmabhumi in Andhra Pradesh: A Clinical Approach to Multi-Sectoral and Segmental Development. 18. Caste Dynamics in Rural Development. 19. Rural Sanitation: Need for a Perspective Plan. 20. Prospects and Problems in Rural Communities Lead to Urbanization in India. Index.
Rural-urban development is a complex phenomenon. On one hand it looks simple but on the other hand it is so time consuming and the process of development continues with ever growing additions and modifications. The rural-urban development as a generic concept subsumes several fields of development that fall under economic measures, democratic approaches, establishing social justice to all segments of the community. The present volume focuses on clear-cut development policies ensuring enrichment and safeguarding water resources and forest areas with minimal use for human consumption.
Development is an integrated system. The volume lays emphasis on the judicious use of physical and material resources and continuous endeavour and training of the personnel who are to be the agents of change and development. There is no straight highway to rural and urban development. Depending upon the ethnicity and subculture within the fold of Indian ethos, one may have to charter in multiple ways, but may remember and apply the clinical field approach irrespective of the programs focused upon.
The planners, administrators, organizers and field workers, the teaching and the training community concerned with and working in the field of rural and urban development would find this volume interesting and useful.
