Resettlement with People First

ISBN-13: 9781032558660 / Twarda / 2023 / 264 str.

Opis

This book puts forward powerful counterfactual case studies to assess what problems real-world development projects would likely have avoided if the project had followed a higher standard, such as the World Commission on Dams policy framework. For academic researchers, development practitioners, and policy makers.

Spis treści

1. How participation affects involuntary resettlement: Evidence from the World Bank  2. Kariba resettlement and decision-making  3. Alternative development paths in Manantali, Mali  4. What if: Free, Prior and Informed Consent for Pak Mun Dam?  5. Meaningful participation and governance for the Pehuenche: Pangue and Ralco dams  6. Mapping and identification of ‘unanticipated’ impact: The Jamuna bridge project  7. Resettler input and equity outcomes in climate-related resettlement in Iloilo, the Philippines  8. Empowerment through consultation and participation: A counterfactual case study in Odisha State, India  9. Empowerment through agreement making: Ahafo Gold Mine in Ghana  10. Shifting power to affected communities: A counterfactual study of an IFC investment in a Guinean bauxite mine  11. What if? Some conclusions

O autorze

Susanna Price was the first international resettlement specialist recruited to the Asian Development Bank, Manila. Now based in the College of Asia and the Pacific at the Australian National University (ANU) she publishes regularly on displacement, resettlement, and social analysis.  Her PhD is from Kyoto University, Japan.

 

Jay Drydyk is Professor of Philosophy at Carleton University, Canada; past President of the International Development Ethics Association; and past President of the Human Development and Capability Association. He is a Canadian philosopher whose research examines development from perspectives in ethics and social/political philosophy including the capability approach. Recent publications include the Routledge Handbook of Development Ethics (with Lori Keleher) in 2019.