Villages in the Future

by Virchow, Detlef; Von Braun, Joachim

• ISBN13: 9783540424673
• ISBN10: 3540424679
• Edition: CD
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Springer Nature

Summary

Life in rural communities is bound to change with historically unprecedented speed in the coming decades. How will this change be guided by local, national and global policies in order to enhance the livelihoods of rural inhabitants and to overcome the growing division of rural and urban areas? The contributions in this publication, ranging from scientific papers to short reports from practitioners, are grouped around 4 major themes: political and institutional frameworks to foster rural development; natural resources management; broadening the technological base of rural economies; and improved linkages between urban and rural areas. The overall message is unanimous: there is a promising future for the rural areas worldwide if adequate policies can be enforced and more efficient and fair institutions can be created. A 30-min video, attached as a CD-ROM, can be used to foster the dialogue and to reflect the multi-dimensional approach taken.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Table of Contents	vii
List of Contributing Authors	xi
List of Abbreviations	xix
Introduction	1	(2)
Village Futures: Concept, Overview and Policy Implications	3	(18)
Joachim von Braun
Detlef Virchow
The Crucial Importance of Urban-Rural Linkages	21	(4)
Klaus Topfer
The Independence of the Village	25	(2)
M.S. Swaminathan
A New Vision of the Rural World's Role in a Globalized Environment	27	(4)
Margarita Marino de Botero
I. Political and Institutional Framework	31	(2)
Policies to Foster Rural Development	33	(60)
Introductory Statement	33	(2)
Michael Bohnet
The Need to Reconcile Village and Globalization	35	(8)
Gunter Dresrusse
Policies to Stimulate Agricultural and Rural Growth	43	(8)
Rajul Pandya-Lorch
Decentralization and Active Community Participation in India	51	(8)
Anita Das
Gandhi and Village Governance	59	(8)
Santosh Kumar Sharma
Rural Incomes and Employment in Russia's Transition Phase	67	(10)
Renata Ianbykh
Policies to Manage Local Public Goods in a EU Context	77	(8)
Martin Scheele
German Policy for an Integrated Rural Development	85	(6)
Wilhelm Schopen
Potsdam Declaration Rural21	91	(2)
Grassroots Movements	93	(34)
Introductory Statement	93	(4)
Anil Gupta
The Active Rural Society in West and Central Africa	97	(10)
Sana F.K. Jatta
Akina Mama wa Afrika - a Women's Development Organization	107	(4)
Sandra Okoed
The Darewadi Watershed Development Project in Maharashtra, India	111	(4)
Robert D'Costa
Abraham Samuel
Grassroots Movements as a Means to Overcome Rural Financial Market Failures	115	(4)
Franz Heidhues
The Barefoot Approach	119	(4)
Bunker Roy
IFOAM - the International Organic Grassroots Movement	123	(2)
Bernward Geier
SEKEM - an Egyptian Cultural and Economic Initiative	125	(2)
Klaus Merckens
Ahmed Shalaby
II. Sustainable Use of Natural Resources	127	(2)
Sustainable Energy Systems	129	(26)
Introductory Statement	129	(4)
Peter Hennicke
Rural Development and Sustainable Energy Systems	133	(8)
El Houssine Bartali
The Route to Sustainable Energy Systems in Germany	141	(4)
Erich Deppe
Renewable Energy Sources for Community Sustainability in India	145	(4)
Chaman Lal Gupta
Sustainable Energy Systems in Tanzania	149	(6)
Stanford A.J. Mwakasonda
Sustainable Soil Management	155	(34)
Introductory Statement	155	(2)
Helmut Eger
Balanced Fertilization: Integral Part of Sustainable Soil Management	157	(12)
Adolf Krauss
Land Degradation: Causes and Prevention	169	(4)
Paul L.G. Vlek
Daniel Hillel
Sonya Teimann
The United Nations Conventions to Combat Desertification	173	(2)
Hama Arba Diallo
Do African Soils only Sustain Subsistence Agriculture?	175	(10)
Uzo Mokwunye
Natural Resource Use in Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: Myths and Realities	185	(4)
Henk Breman
Enough Water for All	189	(44)
Introductory Statement	189	(2)
Winfried Polte
Creating Institutional Arrangements for Managing Water-Scarce River Basins	191	(12)
Douglas J. Merrey
More Water for Village-Based Irrigation	203	(12)
Hans P. Aeppli
Access, Participatory Parity and Democracy in Use Based Irrigation Organizations	215	(8)
Margreet Zwarteveen
Water Conservation and Demand Management in Africa	223	(10)
Andre Dzikus
III. Broadening the Technological Base	233	(2)
Information and Communication Technologies	235	(44)
Introductory Statement	235	(2)
Subbiah Arunachalam
The Role of Information in Rural Development	237	(14)
Heather E. Hudson
Okinawa Charter on Global Information Society	251	(4)
Jobs, Livelihood and Information Technology	255	(4)
Srinivasan Ramani
Worldwide Access to ICT: The Digital Divide	259	(4)
Christophe Brun
Anton Mangstl
The Phone and the Future: Village Pay Phones in Bangladesh	263	(12)
Abdul Bayes
Local Participation in the Information Society	275	(2)
Arnulf Heuermann
Telecommunications in Sub-Saharan Africa	277	(2)
Miko Rwayitare
The Future of Agriculture	279	(44)
Introductory Statement	279	(2)
Per Pinstrup-Andersen
What Can We Expect from Agrotechnologies in the Future?	281	(14)
Manfred Kern
Declaration of Hamburg: Meeting Future Human Needs	295	(2)
The Future of Agriculture in the Industrialized World	297	(8)
William Lockeretz
Ensuring the Future of Sustainable Agriculture	305	(16)
Patricia Howard-Borjas
Kees Jansen
Dresden Declaration: Towards a Global System for Agricultural Research for Development	321	(2)
Bio- and Crop Technologies for Agriculture	323	(26)
Introductory Statement	323	(2)
Barry Thomas
Walter Dannigkeit
The Impact of Biotechnology on Plant Breeding	325	(4)
Christian Jung
Potential of Biotechnologies to Enhance Animal Production	329	(10)
Ernst Kalm
Can India Afford to Ignore Biotechnological Applications?	339	(6)
Usha Barwale Zehr
The Conservation of Genetic Resources: A Global Effort	345	(4)
J.M.M. Engels
IV. Urban - Rural Linkages	349	(2)
Urban - Rural Linkages	351	(50)
Introductory Statement	351	(4)
Mathias Hundsalz
Urban-Rural Linkages in the Context of Decentralized Rural Development	355	(12)
Sudhir Wanmali
Berlin Declaration on the Urban Future	367	(2)
Employment and Migration in the Urban Future of Southeast Asia	369	(8)
Yap Kioe Sheng
Radhika Savant Mohit
Employment and Migration Perspectives in Africa	377	(8)
John O. Oucho
Reuniffied Germany: Separate Rural Developments	385	(6)
Claudia Neu
Large-Scale Creation of Sustainable Livelihoods	391	(6)
Shrashtant Patara
Ashok Khosla
Urban World - Rural World	397	(4)
Kirtee Shah
Index	401