ShodhPatra: International Journal of Science and Humanities

Rural Landscape, Developmental Changes and Challenges: A Case Study of Akbarpur, Kanpur Dehat (UP)

Abstract Rural Landscape is described as the diverse portion of country’s land area not much populated or intensively developed. Which also includes several geographic features such as, rivers, forest, lake, cropland, pastures, desert, grassland etc. The main focus of the research paper is to strengthen the implementation policies and to understand the benefits and development of rural landscape of the study area. The secondary source of data has been used which obtained from the published and unpublished sources. The published source contains, article, newspaper, books, census of 2011, etc., used as per the requirement. The unpublished source contains research papers of universities and documents from the government and non-government institution. Various secondary data sources have also been used to represent the last 10 years developmental changes and challenges in the rural landscape. Some various suggested schemes and programmes have also been discussed for the upliftment rural poors’. In conclusion, the rural landscapes are important sites which provide a range of economical, ecological and cultural benefits to the lesser communities. The rural landscape whether it is farm, forest, or village their protection, preservation and conservation is important for the nation’s well-being. Hence, the results will be valuable for establishing the strong correlation mechanism between the land owners and the government helps to find out the ideas and paths for the dynamic growth in the area of rural landscape. Keywords: Rural landscape, development, land use