Spatial approaches for land use and local governance: introductory note

Caron Patrick, Swanepoel Frans, Stroebel Aldo. 2000. Spatial approaches for land use and local governance: introductory note. In : Spatial approaches for land use and local governance. Caron Patrick (ed.), Swanepoel Frans (ed.), Stroebel Aldo (ed.). SACCAR, University of Pretoria. Pretoria : University of Pretoria, 2-6. ISBN 1-86854-368-4 Regional Workshop on Spatial Approaches for Land Use and Local Governance, Pretoria, Afrique du Sud, 24 Novembre 1999/26 Novembre 1999.

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Résumé : Developing new technologies is a necessary, but not the only required condition for increasing agricultural production in a sustainable way and improving rural livelihoods. Since the 1980's, serious questions have been raised relating to the economic, social and ecological constraints associated to Green Revolution technologies (Swanepoel and Stroebel, 1999). They refer to unsatisfactory conditions of technology transfer and to the undesirable social and environmental impact of some of these technologies. To address the challenges of rural development, a shift is therefore required to adapt research practices. After presenting the context for this type of research, this introductory note will highlight the challenge for designing and validating methods that could facilitate the planning of agricultural and rural development at Local Government level. Special attention will be paid to the need for reliable and relevant information systems and to support stakeholders' co-ordination process (part 3). The role of research in this context will finally be discussed (part 4).

Mots-clés Agrovoc : décentralisation, planification régionale, aide à la décision, système d'information, recherche

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Afrique du Sud, Zimbabwe, Namibie

Mots-clés complémentaires : Gestion de l'espace

Classification Agris : E14 - Économie et politique du développement
P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières

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