First published in 2000, this volume draws from the result of the fieldwork conducted in Yogyakarta Special Region in 1991 and 1992, with the aim of assessing the consequences of the strengthening of urban-rural linkages upon local development in five hinterland communities and an emphasis on employment issues – especially with regard to diversification of the economy. Vincent Rotgé, Ryanto Rijanta and Ida Bagoes explore issues including non-permanent migrations, piedmont and mountain communities and the transition from an agrarian to an urban society.

First published in 2000, this volume draws from the result of the fieldwork conducted in Yogyakarta Special Region in 1991 and 1992, with the aim of assessing the consequences of the strengthening of urban-rural linkages upon local development in five hinterland communities and an emphasis on employment issues - especially with regard to diversification of the economy. Vincent Rotgé, Ryanto Rijanta and Ida Bagoes explore issues including non-permanent migrations, piedmont and mountain communities and the transition from an agrarian to an urban society.

Disparity and inequality have emerged as central issues in regional development realm which need to be worked out. In the case of Java Island - Indonesia, even though infrastructures mainly in transportati on and communicati on have already built-up relati vely evenly compared to other islands in the country, it is in fact not suffi cient to reduce disparity and inequality among provinces or in each province within the island. Furthermore, urbanizati on mostly in developing countries leads to the blurring of the disti ncti on between rural and urban areas. Concerning inequality that leads to propensity of unbalanced development patt erns as has been taking place in Java Island including in Central Java Province as one big province in the Island, the emerging of rural-urban regions are considered to be further examined. Expectedly, further comprehension regarding the dynamics of these regions would be advantageous to promote balanced development as well as to enforce the creati on of integrated regional development policies which are not simply dichotomized rural and urban regions.

Understanding the rural-urban interface -- Food -- Natural flows -- People -- Ideas -- Finance.

With accelerating urbanization and growing inter-dependence of rural and urban dwellers on the markets and resources they each offer, rural urban linkages have become a very important focus in recent years for research and policy relating to local and national economic development, poverty reduction and governance. The emergence of new livelihoods based on diversified income sources and mobility reflects profound social, cultural and economic transformations, and new forms of resource allocation and use. This volume collects the key contributions in the field, covering the conceptual background, the key issues and the current debates, locating different approaches in their wider intellectual and historical contexts. It also includes important recent empirical work from all the relevant geographical regions that that will be the basis for future thinking. Fifteen papers are clearly organized around the principal themes and accompanied by a valuable editorial introduction clearly setting out the issues, the arguments and the evidence. Suggestions for further reading and additional information sources are also included. Published with IIED.