Pub Date : 2001-11-01DOI: 10.3828/TWPR.23.4.M8721074N5890W57
F. Nunan
There is a long tradition of Indian farmers purchasing organic urban waste for use as a soil amendment, but there are few documented references to this practice. Research on the sale and use of municipal solid waste in Hubli-Dharwad has identified constraints on the continuing use of such waste, including an increase in the amount of inorganic waste (particularly plastics) and new initiatives in solid waste management. The use of organic urban waste provides an illustration of the urban-rural interactivity that characterises the peri-urban interface, and presents particular challenges to local government and other stakeholders.
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Pub Date : 2001-11-01DOI: 10.3828/TWPR.23.4.61966251020431XV
D. Ngo
There is scant evidence of ‘waste being wasted’ in Hanoi: food scraps from hotels and restaurants are collected for pig farms, and even mango seeds are recycled by shampoo manufacturers. Nevertheless, the increasing amount of waste collected and the increasing numbers of people working in the streets and dump sites present a major health and safety challenge that has been ignored by the municipality. This article describes how this recycling network collects, distributes and reprocesses all of the recyclable waste generated by the people of Hanoi each day. It argues that these activities should be supported by the public sector and suggests ways in which the informal sector could be encouraged to improve the solid waste management system in Hanoi.
{"title":"Waste and informal recycling activities in Hanoi, Vietnam","authors":"D. Ngo","doi":"10.3828/TWPR.23.4.61966251020431XV","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3828/TWPR.23.4.61966251020431XV","url":null,"abstract":"There is scant evidence of ‘waste being wasted’ in Hanoi: food scraps from hotels and restaurants are collected for pig farms, and even mango seeds are recycled by shampoo manufacturers. Nevertheless, the increasing amount of waste collected and the increasing numbers of people working in the streets and dump sites present a major health and safety challenge that has been ignored by the municipality. This article describes how this recycling network collects, distributes and reprocesses all of the recyclable waste generated by the people of Hanoi each day. It argues that these activities should be supported by the public sector and suggests ways in which the informal sector could be encouraged to improve the solid waste management system in Hanoi.","PeriodicalId":85791,"journal":{"name":"Third world planning review","volume":"72 1","pages":"405-429"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3828/TWPR.23.4.61966251020431XV","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70077739","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-11-01DOI: 10.3828/TWPR.23.4.584KN4347441236G
A. Sivam, David Evans
Despite some progress since the 1980s, there is still a problem regarding access to serviced land in the formal residential land market in less developed countries. Urban land problems vary according to the size, topography and public policy of the particular town or city; there is a problem in cities such as Delhi and Karachi, where most land is privately owned, but also in Bangkok and Seoul, where most land is privately owned. Access to residential land is complicated by a number of factors, not just the limited supply of urban land. This paper describes a method we have developed for systematically determining alternative land delivery systems to improve the flow of serviced land in the formal residential market of large cities in developing countries. The method was developed using Delhi as a case study. The findings for Delhi were then evaluated to determine their applicability to other cities of developing countries. It was found that the method for determining the optimum system could be applied in...
{"title":"Improving the flow of serviced land in the formal housing markets of less developed countries","authors":"A. Sivam, David Evans","doi":"10.3828/TWPR.23.4.584KN4347441236G","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3828/TWPR.23.4.584KN4347441236G","url":null,"abstract":"Despite some progress since the 1980s, there is still a problem regarding access to serviced land in the formal residential land market in less developed countries. Urban land problems vary according to the size, topography and public policy of the particular town or city; there is a problem in cities such as Delhi and Karachi, where most land is privately owned, but also in Bangkok and Seoul, where most land is privately owned. Access to residential land is complicated by a number of factors, not just the limited supply of urban land. This paper describes a method we have developed for systematically determining alternative land delivery systems to improve the flow of serviced land in the formal residential market of large cities in developing countries. The method was developed using Delhi as a case study. The findings for Delhi were then evaluated to determine their applicability to other cities of developing countries. It was found that the method for determining the optimum system could be applied in...","PeriodicalId":85791,"journal":{"name":"Third world planning review","volume":"23 1","pages":"367-386"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3828/TWPR.23.4.584KN4347441236G","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70077725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-11-01DOI: 10.3828/TWPR.23.4.D2K6262178361478
Samantha Jones
The Ukwimi refugee settlement was established in 1986 to cater for Mozambican refugees, and was praised by many as successfully establishing food self-sufficiency (see, for example, Billard, 1989). However, it received considerable criticism, particularly for its natural resource management, top-down planning and short-term perspective, in an article published in this journal nine years ago (Black and Mabwe, 1992). After the repatriation of refugees in 1994, because its infrastructure was already in place, Ukwimi was designated a resettlement scheme. This paper explores the suitability of resettlement schemes as a post-repatriation land use, by critically tracing the changes in approach to the management of the settlement since repatriation. Attention is given to understanding the role of natural resources (particularly those that are not privately owned) in the livelihood strategies of the settlers, and the extent to which the authorities have addressed some of the land and natural resource problems iden...
乌克兰难民定居点于1986年建立，以满足莫桑比克难民的需求，并被许多人称赞为成功地实现了粮食自给自足(例如，见Billard, 1989)。然而，九年前在本刊上发表的一篇文章(Black and Mabwe, 1992)对它提出了相当多的批评，特别是其自然资源管理、自上而下的规划和短期观点。1994年难民遣返后，由于其基础设施已经到位，乌克兰被指定为一个重新安置计划。本文通过严格追踪自遣返以来安置管理方法的变化，探讨了作为遣返后土地使用的重新安置计划的适用性。重点是了解自然资源(特别是非私有资源)在定居者生计战略中的作用，以及当局在多大程度上解决了一些土地和自然资源问题。
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Pub Date : 2001-11-01DOI: 10.3828/TWPR.23.4.M761827U336V3631
C. Shrestha, H. Kammeier, J. K. Routray
The provision of transport infrastructure, particularly in rural areas, is a key area of development policy, as physical access is seen as a way of improving economic generation opportunities in remote areas. This paper reviews the Pilot Labour-Based District Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project (PLRP) in Nepal and its contribution to the preparation of a district transport masterplan. In Nepal, as elsewhere, there is a trend towards decentralised development planning as a way of strengthening rural development at a district level. This decentralisation in Nepal has resulted in district development committees, and rural road-network planning is one of their responsibilities. The PLRP has generally been regarded as a successful way in which to strengthen rural road planning, grassroots involvement and the overall development of districts in Nepal.
{"title":"District road-network planning: Lessons from a Nepalese pilot project","authors":"C. Shrestha, H. Kammeier, J. K. Routray","doi":"10.3828/TWPR.23.4.M761827U336V3631","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3828/TWPR.23.4.M761827U336V3631","url":null,"abstract":"The provision of transport infrastructure, particularly in rural areas, is a key area of development policy, as physical access is seen as a way of improving economic generation opportunities in remote areas. This paper reviews the Pilot Labour-Based District Road Rehabilitation and Maintenance Project (PLRP) in Nepal and its contribution to the preparation of a district transport masterplan. In Nepal, as elsewhere, there is a trend towards decentralised development planning as a way of strengthening rural development at a district level. This decentralisation in Nepal has resulted in district development committees, and rural road-network planning is one of their responsibilities. The PLRP has generally been regarded as a successful way in which to strengthen rural road planning, grassroots involvement and the overall development of districts in Nepal.","PeriodicalId":85791,"journal":{"name":"Third world planning review","volume":"23 1","pages":"347-366"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3828/TWPR.23.4.M761827U336V3631","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70077989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-10-01DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-2966.2001.04713.X
J. Donati, G. Wade, J. Babel, H. Henrichs, A. JongdeJ., T. Harries
In this paper, we use the very recent spectropolarimetric observations of β Cep collected by Henrichs et al. and propose for this star a consistent model of the large-scale magnetic field and of the associated magnetically confined wind and circumstellar environment. A re-examination of the fundamental parameters of β Cep in the light of the Hipparcos parallax indicates that this star is most likely a 12-M⊙ star with a radius of 7 R⊙, effective temperature of 26 000 K and age of 12 Myr, viewed with an inclination of the rotation axis of about 60°. Using two different modelling strategies, we obtain that the magnetic field of β Cep can be approximately described as a dipole with a polar strength of , the axis of symmetry of which is tilted with respect to the rotation axis by about . Although one of the weakest detected to date, this magnetic field is strong enough to magnetically confine the wind of β Cep up to a distance of about 8 to 9 R∗. We find that both the X-ray luminosity and variability of β Cep can be explained within the framework of the magnetically confined wind-shock model of Babel & Montmerle, in which the stellar-wind streams from both magnetic hemispheres collide with each other in the magnetic equatorial plane, producing a strong shock, an extended post-shock region and a high-density cooling disc. By studying the stability of the cooling disc, we obtain that field lines can support the increasing disc weight for no more than a month before they become significantly elongated in an effort to equilibrate the gravitational plus centrifugal force, thereby generating strong field gradients across the disc. The associated current sheet eventually tears, forcing the field to reconnect through resistive diffusion and the disc plasma to collapse towards the star. We propose that this collapse is the cause for the recurrent Be episodes of β Cep, and finally discuss the applicability of this model to He peculiar, classical Be and normal non-supergiant B stars.
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Pub Date : 2001-08-01DOI: 10.3828/TWPR.23.3.W802830L8HM51883
Jiang Xu
The introduction of administrative and economic reforms in China has led to the use of market mechanisms in allocating urban land resources. This situation has resulted in a diversified land-development process in Chinese cities. Governments and planners then come under pressure to review the development policies and planning instruments in order to guide effectively the new land-development process. However, for various reasons, land-use planners in China face many difficulties in development control. First, the role of the professional planner is challenged by the government's interference in the land market and in planning affairs. Second, poorly-institutionalised planning administration undermines the role of development-control mechanisms. Furthermore, because laws and regulations are not fully respected, the development control process may be used as a vehicle by those in power to achieve their own aims. How far is this the case in practice? The paper addresses this issue using the example of Guangz...
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Pub Date : 2001-08-01DOI: 10.3828/TWPR.23.3.X5607718LP62163V
Petra L. Doan, Widad Adas
This paper examines the variety of ways in which decentralisation has been used as a centrally-administered panacea for various ills in developing countries. In particular, the paper examines the case of Jordan, and provides a brief overview of previous decentralisation efforts as well as a more in-depth case study of decentralisation in the Petra region, the site of the ancient Nabatean city of Petra. The paper documents the weaknesses of previous planning efforts and considers whether the current efforts to decentralise will result in the protection of the fragile and historically valuable area as well as the stimulation of the local economy. The authors conclude that the current system of decentralised planning does not have the trust of local residents and is unlikely to gain the wider local support needed to ensure the long-run sustainability of the newly completed masterplan for the region.
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Pub Date : 2001-08-01DOI: 10.3828/TWPR.23.3.02Q1346P103723U4
R. Potter, J. Pugh
This paper presents a critique of the aims and achievements of planning in St Lucia during the postcolonial era. St Lucia seems to have moved from a position of having plans but no clearly identified process of planning to the reverse situation today. Currently, there are more clearly defined procedures for planning but great ambiguity about the status and role of the plans that have been produced. This state of affairs appears to leave all options open for politicians, especially in the all-important areas of tourism and manufacturing, where the predisposition is undoubtedly to attract foreign investment at any cost. This process is closely associated with the contracting out of development planning to the NGO and private sectors, and with wider economic liberalisation and deregulation. But despite this ‘rolling back’ of the state, the government maintains a powerful influence over all development and planning issues.
{"title":"Planning without plans and the neoliberal state","authors":"R. Potter, J. Pugh","doi":"10.3828/TWPR.23.3.02Q1346P103723U4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3828/TWPR.23.3.02Q1346P103723U4","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a critique of the aims and achievements of planning in St Lucia during the postcolonial era. St Lucia seems to have moved from a position of having plans but no clearly identified process of planning to the reverse situation today. Currently, there are more clearly defined procedures for planning but great ambiguity about the status and role of the plans that have been produced. This state of affairs appears to leave all options open for politicians, especially in the all-important areas of tourism and manufacturing, where the predisposition is undoubtedly to attract foreign investment at any cost. This process is closely associated with the contracting out of development planning to the NGO and private sectors, and with wider economic liberalisation and deregulation. But despite this ‘rolling back’ of the state, the government maintains a powerful influence over all development and planning issues.","PeriodicalId":85791,"journal":{"name":"Third world planning review","volume":"27 1","pages":"323-340"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3828/TWPR.23.3.02Q1346P103723U4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70077810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2001-08-01DOI: 10.3828/TWPR.23.3.FM4Q702T823G152V
T. Hill, D. McConnachie
Development planning in South Africa is moving towards a people-centred, democratic approach with a strong emphasis on community involvement, which had previously been lacking. This paradigmatic shift to an integrated and considerate approach lends itself to the inclusion of spatially orientated geographical information systems (GIS) technology. The paper outlines a number of South African planning processes and shows how GIS could be incorporated to the betterment of these processes. Cognisance is taken of a number of concerns surrounding the utilisation of what is traditionally perceived to be a top-down, authoritative, technocratic technology. A number of solutions are proposed, including the development of a participatory GIS and the co-construction of decision-making processes through community communication. A key issue to consider is the need for the planning process to develop a ‘conscience’ and become ‘considerate’, in order to facilitate the development and implementation of a successful process...
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