Development from Above or Below? The Dialectics of Regional Planning in Developing Countries

Series: IIR-Discussion Paper

Why some fields might be rectangular: an exploration of agricultural landscapes between pre-capitalist and capitalist modes of production

This article is a preliminary investigation of possible spatial form which starts by rejecting the idea that spatial theory can be built from assumptions of isomorphism. It examines spatial form in high potential ridge valley areas which are densely populated, and identifies the transition in land configuration for pre-capitalist to capitalist modes of production. In building the argument simple geometric patterns that differentiate from the model are postulated. The basic drivers of the differing spatial systems are essentially the superstructural legal conditions which are postulated as a moving from communal, customary law to individual statutory property rights

Spatial organization and rural development

IDRC supported. Monograph on the importance of spatial organization for rural development planning, with a case study of Kenya - discusses geographical aspects of rural planning, aftermath of colonialism, restructuring spatial system of Kenya, growth pole concept, and the development of small urban areas. Bibliography

The Spatial Structure of Development : A Study of Kenya

315p.; 24cm

Growth centres and rural development in Kenya

Discusses growth centre theory as applied to a rural area, i.e. Muranga district in Kenya, the role of growth centres and the improvement of their efficiency