Economic growth in a country largely depends on the standards of its social infrastructure. Education and healthcare are twin most important areas of social infrastructure. It also covers care of the elderly people a good objective of which can be met through social security measures. This apart, social infrastructure also includes women empowerment which can be largely achieved through their e...

People with disability face many constraints that affect their participation in leisure and sports, which can be seen in the gaps in the scientific literature. This study aims to document the specific issues in the leisure and sports participation of people with disability in rural areas. Qualitative research has documented the rurality-related items. Overall, stakeholders (n = 35) working with...

Based on the full analysis of the current development situation of rural informatization in China, combined with the development practices and trends in recent years, this paper presents some policies proposals for promoting the development of rural informatization mainly from five aspects, including infrastructure construction, integration of the resources, system of information service, appli...

We have been investigating the efficiency and effectiveness of e-government in rural communities with respect to critical attributes such as Internet access technology. In this paper, we present two such investigations: the multi-criterion decision making for broadband infrastructure and the survey results on current practices and future trends of rural e-government services.

The direct benefits of infrastructure in developing countries can be large, but if new infrastructure induces in-migration, congestion of other local publicly provided goods may offset the direct benefits. Using the example of rural household electrification in South Africa, we demonstrate the importance of accounting for migration when evaluating welfare gains of spatial programs. We also prov...

   The main purpose of this study was to explore factors influencing immigration from rural to urban areas in Varkaneh , a famous village and tourist destination located in western part of Iran- Hamedan. A questionnaire was designed and validated by a panel of experts from Extension Education Dept. of Bu-Ali Sina University and Hamadan Jihad of Agriculture. Its reliability was secured by Cronba...

This section discusses the possible role of Public Private Partnership (PPP) in the development of infrastructure for Next Generation Networks. The focus is on the developing countries perspective. Case studies describe the African approach in using PPP to fund telecom infrastructure development in rural areas.

geographical bases have significant function in human settlements in terms of distribution and sustainability. thisstudy attempted to provide an insight into the role of geographical bases in rural settlement distribution in arid areas.accordingly, this study was done in the rural area of khour-biabanak, naein city in esfahan province. themethodology was that of a correlative research, to reali...