Beyond Relocation

This collection addresses critical issues of development-induced displacement and resettlement by offering empirical evidence from various countries, mainly in Asia and Africa. By presenting a comparative approach, it helps the reader understand and theorise about the nature and characteristics of forced displacement in several countries across the globe. It also studies the interaction among an array of actors; in particular, policy-makers, development agencies, project-affected persons, researchers and NGOs in resistance movements. Most significantly, the study offers measures to reverse and reconstruct impoverishment caused by displacement in a holistic way through benefit-sharing mechanisms which can lead to sustainable resettlement and rehabilitation.

Beyond Relocation: the Imperative of Sustainable Resettlement emphasizes the need for reforming laws and policies dealing with displacement and resettlement in the Indian as well as the global context. It analyses thee issues of risks, impoverishment, entitlements and survival strategies of those displaced.

This volume will be of immense value to project planners, funders and implementing agencies in view of the fact that development planners are faced with a daunting task in the process of constructing/improving the existing network of roads, railways and airport facilities which run through existent human settlements and require the acquisition of large tracts of land, leading to involuntary displacement. The essays will also be helpful for researchers engaged in the field of development and displacement studies.

Sommario

Introduction: Displacement and Resettlement
The Global and the Local Context
PART ONE: POLICIY, THEORY AND BENEFIT-SHARING IN RESETTLEMENT
Introduction
The Benefit-Sharing Principle in Resettlement - Michael M Cernea
Development and Displacement: Rights-based Theoretical Analysis - Priyanca Mathur Velath
Contested Space or Common Ground? Perspectives on Displacement and Resettlement Debate in India - Chris de Wet
India's Half-Century Search for a Resettlement Policy and the Right to Livelihood - Walter Fernandes
PART TWO: INDIA: LOSING THE STRUGGLE WITH RESETTLEMENT'S CHALLENGES
Introduction
The First Development-Caused Displacements in India: The Forgotten People of Bhakra Nangal - Manthan Adhyayan Kendra
Reconstructing Livelihoods? Observations from Resettlement Sites in Gujarat - Renu Modi
Eminent Domain, Displacement and Impoverishment - Anthony Dias
Displacement for Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and Real Estate Business - R N Sharma
Tribals' Rise Against Displacement in North- Eastern India - Gita Bharali
Gender Issues in Displacement: A Study of Irrigation Projects in Southern Orissa - Latha Ravindran and Babita Mahapatra
PART THREE: INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES
Introduction
Central Africa: Sustainability at Stake in Africa's Parks: The Flaws of Displacement-based Conservation Strategies - Kai Schmidt-Soltau
Ethiopia: Back from Tractors to Animal Power? Resettlement, Foreign Aid and Change in Metekel - Yntiso D Gebre
Zambia: When Community Resources are Expropriated: Loss of Commons in the Gwembe Valley (1958 -2004) - Bennett Siamwiinde Siamwiza
Bangladesh: Displacement and Poverty: Measures for Restoring Meagre Livelihoods - Hafiza Khatun
Pakistan: The Paradox of Irrigation Benefits and Lost Livelihoods: The Mangla Dam - Seema Shekhawat
China: The Three Gorges Project and the Experiences of Resettlees in Shanghai - Florence Padovani
France: Displacements along the Rivers of France: Affected People Looking Back - Armelle Faure

Info autore

Renu Modi is a senior Lecturer and former Director of the Centre for African Studies, University of Mumbai. She received her Ph.D. from the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Her recent books Beyond Relocation: the Imperative of Sustainable Resettlement ( ed, Sage, 2009) are; South- South Cooperation: Africa on the Centre Stage ( Palgrave Macmillan, UK, 2011)and Agricultural Development and Food Security in Africa: The Impact of Chinese, Indian and Brazilian Investments (Co-ed with Dr. Fantu Cheru, 2013), Zed Books, London. Dr. Modi has also served as the social development consultant with the Inspection Panel of the World Bank.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Renu Modi
• Con la collaborazione di: Renu Modi (Editore)
• Editore: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.2009
• Pagine: 464
• Dimensioni: 147 mm x 216 mm x 30 mm
• Peso: 645 g
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia aziendale; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica