Planning in Rural Development

Course Description and Objectives:

Level: Graduate

IUT Couse Number: 36-18-617

Taught in: Spring

Web Course URL: http://ivut.iut.ac.ir/login.php?course=299 (Restricted Access)

In developing countries, rural planning is expected to achieve an eclectic mixture of goals. The more pragmatic ones include effective delivery of public services such as schooling and health care, and the efficient provision of infrastructure for water supply and sanitation, access, communications and electricity. More complex goals include the sustainable use and management of the natural resources that underpin rural livelihoods, and encouragement and support for local enterprises that can broaden the base of the economy, for instance, by provision of facilities and credit. Intangible goals include poverty alleviation, equity and empowerment of local people through participation in the planning process itself.

This course provides a lucid explanation of the main techniques used for development policy formulation in developing countries, and discusses their application.

Prerequisites:

Economic Development

Grading Policy:

ACTIVITIES	PERCENTAGES
Project	30%
Final Exam	70%

Time:

Lectures: 2 sessions / week

Sunday 8-10 AM (Class 11)

Monday 13:30-14:30 PM (Class 14)

Syllabus and Reading:

TOPICS
I. INTRODUCTION
1	An Introduction to Planning	صرافي، مظفر (1379). مباني برنامه ريزي توسعه منطقه‌اي، انتشارات سازمان مديريت و برنامه‌ريزي كشور. Chapter 1-2 in Dent, D., Dubois, O., & Dalal-Clayton, B. (2003). Rural planning in developing countries: Supporting natural resource management and sustainable livelihoods: Routledge. Chapter 1-3 in Archibugi, F. (2007). Planning theory: from the political debate to the methodological reconstruction: Springer.
2	The Processes of Planning
3	The Types of Planning
4	The Structure of Planning
II. PROGRAMMING APPROACH TO PLANNING
5	An Introduction to Mathematical Programming	فصل 2، 3 و 7 از سلطانی غلامرضا، زیبایی منصور و کهخا احمد علی (1378). کاربرد برنامه ریزی ریاضی در کشاورزی، انتشارات سازمان تحقیقات آموزش و کشاورزی. Chapter 5 in Isard, W., Azis, I. J., Drennan, M. P., Miller, R. E., Saltzman, S., & Thorbecke, E. (1998). Methods of interregional and regional analysis (Vol. 490): Ashgate Aldershot. Chapter 5 in Chowdhury, A. (1993). Development policy and planning: an introduction to models and techniques: Routledge. Chapter 2 & 3 in Hazell, P. B. R., & Norton, R. D. (1986). Mathematical programming for economic analysis in agriculture: Macmillan New York. (FREE ACCESS)
6	A Simple Linear Programming Problem: a Graphic Solution
7	Linear Programming: Simplex Method Example
8	Sensitivity Analysis
9	Shadow Pricing of Resources
10	Assumption of Linear Programming
11	Computational Difficulties in Liner programming
12	An Introduction to Lindo and GAMS Software	LINDO User Manuals (FREE ACCESS) A GAMS Tutorial (FREE ACCESS) GAMS - A User's Guide (FREE ACCESS)
III. MULTIPLE CRITERIA ANALYSIS FOR DECISIONS MAKING
13	An Introduction to Multi-criteria Decision Making	Chapter 3 & 4 in Romero, C., & Rehman, T. (2003). Multiple criteria analysis for agricultural decisions (Vol. 11): Elsevier Science.
14	Multi-Objective Decision Making: Goal Programing
15	Goal Programing: Lexicographic and Weighted Methods
16	Multi-Attribute Decision Making: Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)
17	An Introduction to Expert Choice Software	Desktop-based Expert Choice Software (FREE ACCESS)
IV. REGIONAL AND INTERREGIONAL INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS
18	The Statistical Framework: Input Output Accounts	Chapter 3 in Isard, W., Azis, I. J., Drennan, M. P., Miller, R. E., Saltzman, S., & Thorbecke, E. (1998). Methods of interregional and regional analysis (Vol. 490): Ashgate Aldershot. Chapter 3 in Chowdhury, A. (1993). Development policy and planning: an introduction to models and techniques: Routledge. Chapter 1 -3 Miller, R. E., & Blair, P. D. (1985). Input-output analysis: foundations and extensions (Vol. 328): Prentice-Hall Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
19	Input-Output: a Sketch of the System
20	Technical Coefficient and Input-Output Analysis
21	Policy Applications of Input-Output Analysis
22	Rational Analysis in the Field
V. MULTI-SECTORAL MODELS AND THE SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRIX
23	The Overall Conceptual Framework	Chapter 7 in Isard, W., Azis, I. J., Drennan, M. P., Miller, R. E., Saltzman, S., & Thorbecke, E. (1998). Methods of interregional and regional analysis (Vol. 490): Ashgate Aldershot. Chapter 4 in Chowdhury, A. (1993). Development policy and planning: an introduction to models and techniques: Routledge. Pyatt, G., & Roe, A. (1978). Social accounting for development planning: Cambridge University Press. (FREE ACCESS) Breisinger, C., Thomas, M., & Thurlow, J. Social Accounting Matrices and Multiplier Analysis. An Introduction with Exercises. Food Security in Practice Technical Guide, 5. (FREE ACCESS)
24	Classification and Disaggregation of Accounts
25	Data Requirement in the construction of a Social Accounting Matrix
26	Social Accounting Matrix multiplier Analysis
VI. LOCATIONAL ANALYSIS
27	Agglomeration and Location	Chapter 1 in Isard, W., Azis, I. J., Drennan, M. P., Miller, R. E., Saltzman, S., & Thorbecke, E. (1998). Methods of interregional and regional analysis (Vol. 490): Ashgate Aldershot. Chapter 1-3 in Capello, R. (2007). Regional economics. London and New York.
28	Accessibility and Location
29	Hierarchy and Location

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