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Rurality as a choice: Towards ruralising rural areas in sub-Saharan African countries

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  • Uchendu Eugene Chigbu

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Rural development practices in sub-Saharan Africa are still based on modernisation approaches. This has led to distortion in rural identity in most sub-Saharan communities. This article embeds this issue in the development discourse. It calls for developing rural areas rurally -- rather than urbanely. The paper argues that improvements in rural conditions should aim to make rural lives and the environment sustainable, while preserving rural identities. Drawing from literature, it presents a conceptual framework for understanding rurality and shows how planning can serve as a tool for achieving rurality focused development. It provides six suggestions that could lead to integrating rurality-as-a-choice in development policies and practices. The suggested measures include the heritagisation of rural areas, introduction of rurality-focused vision in planning, and organisation of campaigns for the protection of rural heritages, among others. It contributes to emerging literatures on identifying problem-generating issues in rural development in sub-Saharan Africa.

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  • Uchendu Eugene Chigbu, 2013. "Rurality as a choice: Towards ruralising rural areas in sub-Saharan African countries," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(6), pages 812-825, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:deveza:v:30:y:2013:i:6:p:812-825
    DOI: 10.1080/0376835X.2013.859067
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    1. Uchendu Eugene Chigbu & Gaynor Paradza & Walter Dachaga, 2019. "Differentiations in Women’s Land Tenure Experiences: Implications for Women’s Land Access and Tenure Security in Sub-Saharan Africa," Land, MDPI, vol. 8(2), pages 1-21, January.
    2. Armands Auzins & Uchendu Eugene Chigbu, 2021. "Values-Led Planning Approach in Spatial Development: A Methodology," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(5), pages 1-19, April.
    3. Ikechukwu O Ezeuduji, 2015. "Brand Positioning for Sub-Saharan Africa’s Rural Tourism Development," Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, AMH International, vol. 7(6), pages 34-41.
    4. Xialei Duan & Lawal Mohammed Marafa & Chung-Shing Chan & Han Xu & Lewis T. O. Cheung, 2020. "Measuring the Gaps in the Projected Image and Perceived Image of Rural Tourism Destinations in China’s Yangtze River Delta," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(12), pages 1-16, June.
    5. Popoola Ayobami Abayomi & Magidimisha Hangwelani Hope, 2020. "The Dilemmas of Rural Planning and Planners in Oyo State, Nigeria," Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, Sciendo, vol. 47(47), pages 75-93, March.

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