Author: Krishna Prasad Lamsal
AIT Library Call Number: AIT RSPR no. HS-94-09
Year: 1994
Academic Program: Human Settlement (HS)
Type: Research Studies Project Report (M.Sc.) – Asian Institute of Technology, 1994
Examination Committee: Jayant Kumar Routray Harvey Demaine, Sopart Pongquan (Examination Committee Members)
Abstract: Planning is a continuous process which has been taken place from household level to i nternational level. The main purpose of the plann i ng is to maximi ze the limited resources in order to achieve desired goal. Dec i sion makers cou ld not wait the trickle down effect of top down planning approach in deve loping countries because they wanted economic growth very fast. As a result, many ideas ha ve been put forward by planners in the field of pl a nning. Thus , decentrali zed planning is b e ing a major approach at present. In fac t, it i s result of the c h a nging interest of international institutions because their experiences have s hown only few people of deve loping countries have been benefitted from the aid of these institutions. Poverty is increased in absolute numbers in the world and pas t development efforts brought larger gap between rich and poor in soc iety and spatial disparities emerged tremendously within the countries themselves. Whic h are the reason s of social ins tability in and outside the country too. Thi s study has attempt to analyze the decentralized planning methodol ogy between Thai land, Nepal a nd compared with SPRING-AIT approach for rura l regional planning. SPRING-AIT approach is developed by SPRING center, Univers ity of Dortmund, Germany and s lightly modifie d in AIT, Thai l and. Thail a nd starte d rural development program since 1980s to reduce the growing disparities both in s patia l and social. Ne pal a lways advocated in favor of decentralization a nd people’s participation in the field of deve lopment planning. But the realities in both count ries are found different. The administrative systems i s still centrali zed. Top- down pl a nning and sectoral approaches are more influential. Decentralize d planning is still init ia l stage in these countries. Whatever powe r is decentralized, it is again captured by local elites. Principa lly , nobody argues against the decentralized pl a nning which promote the people’s participation in planning process . But planning witho
Scholarship Donor(s): Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), Germany
Note: A Research Study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Engineering and Technology
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