One of my vices: I love old maps and studies… so much can be learned from old data sources yet so few are willing to take the time.
One of my vices: I love old maps and studies… so much can be learned from old data sources yet so few are willing to take the time.
It is less time consuming to start a project from 0 than to go back and sum up what happened in the past and build a development plan from there. (We can see this among donor organisations – if we take time to look around.) On the down side is of course (aside from the occasional ridicule among residents in the project area) a weak foundation and increased risk of failure. – Will internet and sosmed change this? Strengthen our “Common Memory”?