Manual for Urban Rural Linkage and Rural Development Analysis

accessibility analysis basic Bharatpur Biratnagar Birganj capital central place central place theory Chapagau Chitwan cities cost demand density developing countries diffusion of innovations distance distribution economic employment facility location factors farm flow functional units gateway centres growth centres Hetauda hierarchy hinterland areas households important income increase industrial infrastructure innovation institutions integrated interaction investment irrigation Kathmandu km² labour Lalitpur District land major Makawanpur market centres market towns measure migration municipal town nagar panchayat Nepal pattern percent planning Pokhara population density potential Pradhan problem production Ratnanagar regional development relative road network role rural areas rural development rural region rural urban service centres small enterprise sector social spatial strategy structure Tarai trade transport types urban and rural urban areas urban centres urban places urban population urban rural linkages urban rural relations urban-rural linkages valley villages