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Innovating with the poor
For Lead India
A critical appraisal of the role of panchayats in environmental governance and ways to empower them without compromising the participation of the community.
For Department for International Development (DFID), India
The peri-urban interface (PUI) represents an area of increasing threat and opportunity both to the poor and to policy makers. A multi-dimensional area where the urban meets the rural, it calls for flexible policies that are collaborative, integrated, holistic and can adapt to its dynamic character. They must address a new type of poverty and diversity in agricultural systems.
For Environment and Urbanisation journal
This paper describes the process of participatory planning in five peri-urban villages in the Hubli-Dharwad region to enhance the livelihoods of the poor and manage the natural resource base. The paper describes the characteristics of the villages involved and their specific peri-urban aspects; the tools used; the main issues that emerged from the process and their relevance to different groups (women, landowners, landless and lower castes). It also summarises the main lessons learnt.
For Department for International Development (DFID), India
This pioneering book on the peri-urban interface (PUI) in India is unique in highlighting issues related to natural resources, livelihoods and policy. This study takes a multi-disciplinary approach to a large range of issues such as cropping, livelihoods, markets, sewage, livestock, land, and water. The research attempts to fill critical gaps in knowledge in these areas.
For BAIF Institute for Rural Development, Karnataka
A step-by-step account of the work of BAIF Institute on the Transfer for Technology for Sustainable Development (TTSD) project in the Tumkur cluster in Karnataka. The report details the process, intervention strategies and focus areas in training. Case studies demonstrate the impact of innovations such as Jan Utthan, the WADI agro-forestry model, the 3-J watershed development model and Manav Vikas Sanghas.
On behalf of the Development Planning Unit University College, London
An assessment of the effectiveness of the dissemination strategy for environmental planning and management, this document considers criteria such as the utility, validity and legibility of the publicity material. The results indicate that rural and/ or illiterate audiences are best reached through visual media tools such as videos and street theatre.
