Smart Villages and Sustainable Rural Development:Building a Body of Knowledge for a Climate-Positive Future

Edited by Hemanta Doloi, Koshy Varghese and George Ofori

in World Scientific Books from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: Smart Villages and Sustainable Rural Development

Keywords: Sustainable Rural Construction; Smart Villages; Climate-Positive; Energy Efficiency; Renewable Energy; Sustainable Agriculture; Food Security; Water Management; Social Equity and Inclusion; Circular Economy; Urban-Rural Linkages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 Q01 Q54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9789819822881
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Chapters in this book:

Ch 1 Introduction to Sustainable Rural Development , pp 1-16

Hemanta Doloi

Ch 2 The Concept of Smart Villages , pp 17-40

Hemanta Doloi

Ch 3 Community-Led Approaches for Inclusive Smart Villages: Harnessing Local Knowledge for Sustainable Rural Development , pp 41-64

Luisa Lombardo and Samuele Morvillo

Ch 4 Demystifying Myths Around Sustainability in Affordable Housing in the Indian Context , pp 65-89

Akash Deep, Masa Noguchi, Prerona Kaushik and Aditi Dev

Ch 5 Sustainable Rural Developments in India , pp 91-110

Chandan Ghosh

Ch 6 Governance and Policy Frameworks for Remote Area Construction: Lessons from the Olkola Cultural Knowledge Centre Prototype , pp 111-139

Hannah Robertson, Debbie Symonds, Andre Grant, Hamish Banks and Robert Lees

Ch 7 Fostering Sustainable Rural Tourism Through Ecosystem Services and Traditional Knowledge: An Indian Perspective , pp 141-166

Kshitiz Agarwal, Kumar Abhinay and Mahua Mukherjee

Ch 8 Education and Capacity Building for Sustainable Rural Development , pp 167-192

Santhosh Loganathan

Ch 9 The Circular Economy as a Framework for the Development of Smart Villages , pp 193-218

Steven Liaros

Ch 10 Social Equity and Inclusivity in Placemaking Sandbox and Knowledge Co-Production in Tonga: Shaping Climate-Positive Futures For Indo-Pacific Island Communities , pp 219-245

Iderlina Mateo-Babiano

Ch 11 Financing Sustainable Rural Development , pp 247-288

Samir Baruah

Ch 12 Conserving the Heritage of Traditional Architecture and the Context-Based Design , pp 289-303

Swathy Manohar

Ch 13 Water Management in Rural Areas , pp 305-317

Arup Kumar Sarma and Hemanta Doloi

Ch 14 Energy Efficiency in Rural Construction , pp 319-350

Sajal Chowdhury and Rezuana Islam

Ch 15 An Affordable Approach to Scientific Waste Management , pp 351-377

Pradip Baishya

Ch 16 The Reuse of Waste Materials in the Construction of Smart Villages , pp 379-405

Hammadhu Haitherali, Salman Shooshtarian and Anjali Gopakumar

Ch 17 Integrated Transport Network Plan for Smart Villages: A Pathway to Sustainable Rural Development and Climate Resilience , pp 407-437

Ravindra Kumar and Manoranjan Parida

Ch 18 Opportunities and Challenges in Adopting Alternate Fuel Technologies for Sustainable Long-Haul Freight Transportation , pp 439-463

Blessy Kirubakaran and Anmol Pahwa

Ch 19 Surveyor-Led Development Solution in the Context of Rapid Urbanisation , pp 465-485

Jim Mason

Ch 20 Urban-Rural Linkages, Precarity and Extortion in the Platform Economy in Bangladesh , pp 487-501

Lutfun Nahar Lata

Ch 21 Future Directions and Conclusion , pp 503-519

Hemanta Doloi

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