Participatory Rural Habitat Processes: Emerging Trends

The book comprehensively reviews 13 case studies in South Asia demonstrating how communities can be involved in developing and maintaining the rural habitat process. By setting out a framework for analysis, it identifies the key processes and transferable lessons from each study and recommends ways of scaling up good practices and promoting the up-take of such projects.

The authors conclude that with:

• the transfer of knowledge and skills to encourage self help,
• resource mapping and efficiency of resource usage,
• designing innovative financing mechanisms,
• lobbying for increased investment by governments, corporate sectors and agencies

integrated development of sustainable habitats, community infrastructure and livelihoods can be achieved.