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Holden, Meg – Orion Afield: Working for Nature and Community, 2000
The residents of Galiano Island, British Columbia, have used geographic information systems (GIS) to create a local information database that informs community decisions about sustainable use of forest land. The islanders' involvement with GIS promotes a democratic land-use planning process that is reasoned and well informed. (SV)
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Community Planning, Conservation (Environment), Data Collection
Mayo, John – Media in Education and Development, 1988
Reviews the Peruvian Rural Communication Services (PRCS) Project and outlines selected findings. Topics discussed include a brief description of Peru's economic and social conditions; satellite communication systems; audio teleconferencing; telephone service; planning and administration; research design features; data collection; and project…
Descriptors: Communications, Communications Satellites, Data Collection, Developing Nations
Download full textDepartment of Agriculture, Washington, DC. – 1983
The report of the 25-member National Advisory Council on Rural Development, appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, defines rural needs and sets forth strategies for rural development in the 1980's. A review of the decade between 1970 and 1980 discusses rapid economic growth of rural areas, social progress, and changes in public service, and…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Credit (Finance), Data Collection
