Integrated Regional Development Planning: Guidelines and Case Studies from OAS Experience












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DEPARTMENT OF REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT SECRETARIAT FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES

in cooperation with

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - USDI, and
U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Washington, D.C. January 1984

Cover:

Aerial reconnaissance of the Andean zone of the Esmeraldas River basin in Ecuador showing irrigated agriculture in the inter-Andean valley.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Executive summary

Introduction

I. Background and objectives
II. The institutional setting
III. Definition of integrated regional development planning
IV. The message of this book
V. The intended audience
VI. The organization of the book
VII. Criteria for selecting the case studies
VIII. Some disclaimers

Guidelines

I. Introduction to the guidelines
II. Designing the study

A. The preliminary mission
B. Defining the problem
C. Designing the management structure
D. Organizing the study

III. Executing the study

A. phase I - Development diagnosis
B. Phase II - Project formulation and preparation of the action plan
C. Some general considerations

IV. Implementing the study recommendations

A. Considering implementation in the design of the study
B. Preparing for implementation during execution of the study
C. Follow-up after the study is complete
D. Keeping packages of projects from unravelling

V. Selected bibliography of DRD studies

Case studies

Case study 1 - Natural resources and regional development in the Dominican Republic

I. Introduction
II. The natural resources inventory
III. The DELNO region study
IV. The Cibao region studies
V. Epilog
VI. Lessons learned
VII. Bibliography

Case study 2 - The Darien region study, Panama

I. Introduction
II. Designing the study
III. Executing the study
IV. Implementing the recommendations
V. Epilog: Four years later
VI. Lessons learned
VII. Bibliography

Case study 3 - The Pilcomayo river basin study: Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay

I. Introduction
II. Designing the study
III. Executing the study
IV. Implementing the recommendations
V. Lessons learned
VI. Bibliography

Case study 4 - Study of the Santiago and Mira river basins, Ecuador

I. Introduction
II. Designing the study
III. Executing the study
IV. Implementing the recommendations
V. Lessons learned
VI. Bibliography

Case study 5 - The Chapare region study, Bolivia

I. Introduction
II. Designing the study
III. Executing the study
IV. Implementing the recommendations
V. Lessons learned
VI. Bibliography

Case study 6 - The San Lorenzo Canyon study, Mexico

I. Introduction
II. Designing the study
III. Executing the study
IV. Implementing the recommendations
V. Lessons learned
VI. Bibliography

Looking ahead

Glossary

List of acronyms