A model of information system for rural development planning at district level: a case study of Laikipia district, Kenya
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Date
1996-10Author
Taiti, Simon W.
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The thesis consists of a district case study
conducted in Laikipia, Kenya. The objective is to
construct and demonstrate a district planning information
systems (PIS) model for planning at district level. It is
based on belief that for sustainability, rural
development planning at district level should be based on
the Geddesian principle of diagnosis before treatment.
Rural development consists of interventions, introducing
sustainable betterment of basic needs supplies and living
conditions of the people practising farming and off-farm
activities in rural areas.
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Faculty of Architecture, Design and Development, University of Nairobi
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Doctor of Philosophy in Regional Planning