The Role of Aga Khan Rural Support Programme in Rural Development in the Karakorum, Hindu Kush ＆ Himalayan Region： Examples from the Northern Mountainous Belt of Pakistan

Pakistan is predominantly a mountainous country where rural development activities are characterised by inconsistency, politically motivated short-term projects without proper feedback. Since the inception of the country, the top-down approach has been followed, and the same development plans that were formulated for the plain areas have been extended to the mountains without any modification. In doing so, neither the participation of the local communities was cared for, nor the mountain specificities were considered in the planning process. Moreover, the representation of the local inhabitants was improper and contradictory to the facts. This biased approach has been one of the main causes for the failure of development projects carried out by different agencies of the Government. Contrary to the perception of the state authorities, the mountain communities proved to be more open to accept new approaches and demonstrated the capacity and capability of being a dependable development partner. In this paper, a detailed account of the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme （AKRSP） has been presented to assess and evaluate the approach followed by this non-governmental organisation （NGO）, and the response of the local inhabitants as collaborators in the development process. The achievements of the AKRSP from project planning, implementation and monitoring can be adopted as a model for rural development not only in the plains, but also in the mountainous areas of the developing countries in the world.     

房地产与城市可持续发展观

我国房地产业正处于新一轮的发展高潮,房地产开发价升量增、供需两旺,全国住宅开发的竣工面积及销售价格更是叠创新高,房地产及固定资产投资对国民经济的贡献日益显著,房地产已经成为我国经济新的增长点和支柱产业。影响经济发展的因素很多,本文仅从房地产对经济发展的贡献角度,谈谈我个人的看法。 什么是发展?什么是增长?两者的关系如何?这是我们首先必须认识清楚的问题。长期以来我们对发展和增长的概念是模糊而混淆的,我们往往用GDP(国内生产总值)来作为考量经济增长的指标,作为全面建设小康社会的重要指标之一。追求GDP的增长很有…     

APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL PARAMETER DATABASE TO ESTABLISHMENT OF UNIT POPULATION DATABASE

Now GIS is turning into a good tool in handling geographical, economical, and population data, so we can obtain more and more information from these data. On the other hand, in some cases, for a calamity, such as hurricane, earthquake, flood, drought etc., or a decision-making, such as setting up a broadcasting transmitter, building a chemical plant etc., we have to evaluate the total population in the region influenced by a calamity or a project. In this paper, a method is put forward to evaluate the population in such special region. Through exploring the correlation of geographical parameters and the distribution of people in the same region by means of quantitative analysis and qualitative analysis, unit population database (1km× 1km) is established. In this way, estimating the number of people in a special region is capable by adding up the population in every grid involved in this region boundary. The geographical parameters are obtained from topographic database and DEM database on the scale of     

试论经济欠发达地区如何做到经济发展与资源保护并举

百色市地处广西西部,是全国有名的连片贫困地区,集老、少、边、山、穷为一体,发展经济、提高人民生活水平尤其紧迫。随着西部大开发战略的实施和工业化、城镇化的快速推进,百色市相继上马一批水利、交通、能源和扶贫等重大基础设施项目,对资源需求迅速增长。资源是经济发展的基础,影响和制约着经济的发展,而经济形     

修武:千年古坑免遭一劫

近日,修武县国土资源局西村国土所及时制止一起盗采铁矿石行为,使该乡一"千年古坑"免遭破坏. 被当地人称为"千年古坑"的大水坑位于修武县北部山区西村乡黑岩村与孟泉村交界处,呈椭园形,长约50米,宽约30米,最深处约4米.此坑是自然形成,坑里的水是靠雨季和雪融水储存的.千百年来,黑岩和孟泉两村千余口人和牲畜就是靠吃这个水坑里的水生存的,坑里的水常年清澈见底,不用过滤不用沉淀可直接饮用.随着经济的发展,山区饮水条件的改善,此坑里的水现已成为黑岩村的牲畜饮用水.在上世纪70年代,黑岩村村民对坑内进行了清於,对已损坏的护坑石楞进行了维修,并作为历史古迹保护了下来.     

5月份工业品出厂价格涨势趋缓

5月份，受石油、煤炭等主要能源产品价格涨势加快的影响，工业品价格总水平比去年同月上涨5．7％，涨幅比4月份上升0.7个百分点，但从反映即期价格变动的月环比价格涨势看，5月份环比价格上涨0．2％，比4月份环比价格涨幅回落了0．6个百分点，说明国家出台宏观调控措施后，工业品价格总水平上涨势头已开始趋缓。     

多写勤练出成果

我是一名新闻爱好者，也是《黑龙江国土资源》杂志、中国国土资源报特约记者。在干好本职工作的同时，我始终坚持学习，多写勤练，利用业余时间积极为报刊写稿。多年来，我结合工作实际，结合单位的实际情况，先后在《中国国土资源报》、《黑龙江日报》、《黑龙江经济报》、《黑龙江国土资源》杂志，《黑龙江地质报》、《东北地质矿产经济》等报刊发稿201篇。     

农村耕地保护,村支书应是第一责任人

近年来,随着国家惠农政策相继出台,农村惜土如金,特别是农村土地资源引起愈来愈多的社会关注,农民节约、集约用地的积极性明显增强.但有些农村土地资源正遭受着无序开发和人为的破坏,这应当引起重视.     

白城农村集体土地使用权流转的几点思考

在市场经济条件下，土地作为一种资源和生产要素，必然要求合理流动和优化配置。这是一个不可阻挡的发展趋势。近年来，各地围绕农村集体土地的流转问题进行了大胆的探索，创造出了农地流转的各种模式。吉林省白城市在这个改革的大潮中，有2万多农户自发地投入了这个潮流。他们的实践带给了我们许多宝贵的启示。     

区域经济发展新思路多中心发展战略

区域经济发展形成了各种不同的发展理论，如罗森斯坦一罗丹(Rosenstein．Rodan)的平均增长理论：赫尔希曼(A．Hirschman）的不平衡增长理论；佩鲁(F.Perroux）的增长极理论等以及中国区域经济的梯度理论，反梯度理论．战略西移理论等，他们都为经济发展做出了重要贡献。尽管区域经济发展理论林林总总，归根结底分为两种：平衡增长与不