Description: In recent years, the growing disparities between rural and urban areas in developing countries have been a cause of major concern. The rural-urban gap remains the single most well-documented development and welfare disparity in the developing world. This gap can be seen in the low economic activities, higher poverty levels, and lower quality infrastructure and services in rural areas as opposed to urban areas. While the magnitude of this rural-urban divide is well-documented, very little has been documented about its impact on inclusive and sustainable urban development. The Handbook of Research on Managing the Urban-Rural Divide Through an Inclusive Framework aims to capture the spatial and socio-economic divide between rural and urban areas and provides a road map to revamping the discussion that surrounds the urban-rural sphere. Covering key topics such as development, food security, and rural regions, this premier reference source is ideal for policymakers, government officials, industry professionals, researchers, academicians, practitioners, scholars, instructors, and students.
Brief description: Ayobami Abayomi Popoola is a Ph.D. holder of the Department of Town and Regional Planning, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. He holds a B.sc. degree certificate in Geography (2011) and an M.sc. certificate in Urban and Regional Planning (2015), both from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He is a corporate member of the South African Planning Institute. Dr. Popoola, have acquired a high degree of expertise in analytical, communication, management, and leadership skills through these various professional exposures and leadership positions held. He is an academic with over 15 journal publications in both local and international peer-reviewed journals, four (4) book chapters, and five (5) conference presentations. He is an educationalist who is well vast in both A'level and O'level teachings ranging from geo-sciences to financial education as He has taught at various levels of private and public institutions. He delivers quality, excellence, diligence, commitment, and dedication to duty. His research focus encompasses infrastructure planning, land-use planning, environmental and sustainable planning, and management, human livelihood, and wellbeing.