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Concept Definition
Rural Growth PoleA rural area where governments deliberately encourage investment and resources to stimulate economic development
Top-down strategyRural Development Projects determined and managed by people and organisations outside the area using technology, methods and advice from MEDCs
Bottom-up stategylocal communities have ownership and involvement in managing rural development strategies
NGOsIs a voluntary, non-political, non-commercial organisation that is neither funded nor controlled by a national government. NGO's often concern themselves with environmental issues or helping the less privileged members of society
Intermediate TechnologySimple technology that is straight-forward to build, small-scale, affordable and appropriate to the local communities' needs. This type of development also promotes self-reliance and use of local skills.
FARM-Africaest. 1985 aims to reduce rural poverty by enabling marginal African farmers and herders to make sustainable improvements to their well being through more effective management of natural resources.
Fragmentation - "multi-heiring"Occurs when agricultureal land is broken up so that one farm may actually consist of numerous small fields scattered over a wider area (often the result of inheritance laws)
Rural diversificationA diversification of resources (land, capital, labour) perviously committed to rural activites and non-traditional enterprises.
TeleworkingPeople working from home linked to telecommunications to their office.
Rural depopulationThe movement of people from rural areas, usually in search of work.
RepopulationThe movement of people back into an area that was previously depopulated.
Rural deprivationDeprivation in a rural area, resultin
Cycle of deprivationA circle of events experienced by diadvantaged people