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Good Practices in Resettlement

An Approach to Improving Development Outcomes

Edited by Hari Mohan Mathur - Contributions by Albab Akanda; Gordon Appleby; Kumi Careme; Dominique Egre; Gregory Eliyu Guldin; Asmita Kabra; Hari Mohan Mathur; Arnab Mukherji; William L. Partridge; Susanna Price; Andres Recalde; Jane Singer; Eddie Smyth; Susan D. Tamondong; Mohammad Zaman; Yulia Alexandrova Zavyalova; Bhawana Chhetri; Kinzang Deki and Mikiyasu Nakayama

In this collection, well-known resettlement and development practitioners examine successful resettlement practices, based on examples from Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia and Vietnam.

Lexington Books

Pages: 156 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼

978-1-7936-5191-4 • Hardback • October 2024 • $100.00 • (£77.00)

978-1-7936-5192-1 • eBook • November 2024 • $45.00 • (£35.00)

Series: Crossing Borders in a Global World: Applying Anthropology to Migration, Displacement, and Social Change

Subjects: Social Science / Human Geography, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Social Science / Developing Countries

Good Practices in Resettlement

An Approach to Improving Development Outcomes

Hardback

eBook

Summary

In this collection, well-known resettlement and development practitioners examine successful resettlement practices, based on examples from Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia and Vietnam.

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Lexington Books

Pages: 156 • Trim: 6¼ x 9¼

978-1-7936-5191-4 • Hardback • October 2024 • $100.00 • (£77.00)

978-1-7936-5192-1 • eBook • November 2024 • $45.00 • (£35.00)

Series: Crossing Borders in a Global World: Applying Anthropology to Migration, Displacement, and Social Change

Subjects: Social Science / Human Geography, Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, Social Science / Developing Countries

Author

Hari Mohan Mathur (1937–2022) was Distinguished Professor at Council for Social Development, New Delhi and member of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Development, Displacement and Resettlement
Hari Mohan Mathur
Chapter 1: Good Practices Approach to Resettlement Planning and Implementation
Hari Mohan Mathur
Chapter 2: Land Pooling for Urban Development in Bhutan
Kinzang Deki and Bhawana Chhetri
Chapter 3: Physical Relocation Options - One Size Doesn’t Fit All: An Example of Good Practice from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Gordon Appleby
Chapter 4: Resettlement in Practice: Lessons from the Philippines Samar Road Experience
Albab Akanda
Chapter 5: Successful Involuntary Resettlement: The Urra 1 Project in Colombia
Dominique Egre
Chapter 6: Good Preparation and Follow-up: Costa Rica Arenal Hydro Project
William L Partridge
Chapter 7: Tangguh Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project Indonesia: A Rights and Risks Resettlement Model
Susanna Price
Chapter 8: Resettlement and Livelihood Restoration at the Newmont, Ahafo South Gold Mine, Ghana
Eddie Smyth
Chapter 9: Ensuring Equitable Livelihood Outcomes for Land-based Compensation in the Context of Heterogeneous Land Quality at the Relocation Site
Asmita Kabra and Arnab Mukherji
Chapter 10: Good Practice: Using a Mitigation Matrix to Mediate Project Impacts Anxiety
Gregory Eliyu Guldin and Yulia Alexandrovna Zavyalova
Chapter 11: Communal Rural Governance in the Resettlement of a Mexican Ejido
Andres Recalde
Chapter 12: Institution Building in Resettlement: A Good Practice Example from Bangladesh
Mohammad Zaman
Chapter 13: Dalian Water Supply Project, China
Susan D. Tamondong
Chapter 14: A Resettlement Success Story from a Dam Project in Rajasthan
Hari Mohan Mathur
Chapter 15: Good Practice: Payment for Forest Environmental Services in Vietnam
Jane Singer
Chapter 16: Renting Submerged Land for Sustainable Resettlement of Resetller Families: The Case of the Jintsu-Gawa Dams
Mikiyasu Nakayama and Kumi Careme
Conclusion: What We Have Learned About Good Practices in Resettlement
Hari Mohan Mathur
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Reviews

“Professor Mathur assembles more than a dozen case examples from around the world in which project proponents, financing institution staff, government agency officials, resettlement social scientists, NGOs, and civil society personnel all labored in close collaboration and consultation with project-affected people and communities in crafting innovative solutions to achieve ‘resettlement with development’. A useful and welcome addition to the emerging literature on cases of positive resettlement outcomes that counterbalance the dominant narrative of resettlement failure, this book illustrates what is possible and what can be achieved.”

— David B. Halmo, independent researcher and co-author of Resettling Displaced Communities: Applying the International Standard for Involuntary Resettlement

"Through careful documentation and analysis of successful aspects of development-driven resettlement projects, this book maps out essential elements to ensure that projects include the full participation of affected people and enhance living standards and improve livelihoods."

— Anthony Oliver-Smith, University of Florida

“As the case studies assembled in this volume show, when there is enough pressure to solve resettlement fairly, practical solutions can be found, which is a sharp rebuke to the ‘grin and bear it’ rationalizations that continue to justify unacceptable displacements of the poor.”

— Scott Guggenheim, Gerorgetown University

"This is a pioneering work, containing fifteen good practice examples from leading resettlement practitioners based in about a dozen different countries. This book will be widely welcomed by scholars, policy makers, and administrators."

— T.K. Oommen, Jawaharlal Nehru University

“These case studies by well-known resettlement practitioners provide powerful insights from different parts of the world for increasing effectiveness of resettlement policy, practice, and evaluation.”

— Jayantha Perera, Asian Development Bank

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An Approach to Improving Development Outcomes

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An Approach to Improving Development Outcomes

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