Spatial Planning Practices in Nepal – A Rural and Regional Perspective
Spatial Planning Practices in Nepal – A Rural and Regional Perspectiv e ABSTRACT Planned development in Nepal is a recent phenomenon and may be traced to the beginning of Second World War. The concept of regional planning began during Party-less Panchayat system after the abolishment of autocratic Rana family regime. Although the initiatives for decentralization and regional administrative divisions of the country were in focus, the planning practices were primarily centralized, rural development based, focused on isolated sectors and spatially neutral. With restoration of democracy in 1990s, the planning practices of Nepal adopted decentralized, participatory, and bottom-up approaches with priority on spatially balanced development agenda adopting rural and regional development strategy. However, due to highly unstable governments and political movements, the implementation of those plans was not effective. With promulgation of federal constitution in 2015, the country adopted t...
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