The crisis of ?development refugees? -- those forced to relocate not by wars or political conflicts but rather because of development policies, programs and projects -- is becoming increasingly prominent across the globe, as multilateral agencies, social movements and state authorities struggle to cope. While existing studies on development-induced displacement have focused on issues such as resettlement and compensation for those displaced by projects, our volume seeks to address displacement as a broader and more multi-layered phenomenon.
A series of illustrative case studies drawn...
The crisis of ?development refugees? -- those forced to relocate not by wars or political conflicts but rather because of development policies, pro...
The crisis of ?development refugees? -- those forced to relocate not by wars or political conflicts but rather because of development policies, programs and projects -- is becoming increasingly prominent across the globe, as multilateral agencies, social movements and state authorities struggle to cope. While existing studies on development-induced displacement have focused on issues such as resettlement and compensation for those displaced by projects, our volume seeks to address displacement as a broader and more multi-layered phenomenon.
A series of illustrative case studies drawn...
The crisis of ?development refugees? -- those forced to relocate not by wars or political conflicts but rather because of development policies, pro...
From the abuse of the Amazon rain forest to how Vermont has been marketed as the ideal rural place, this title looks at what the countryside is, and should be. It examines the underlying tendencies and subsequent policies that separate country from city, developed land from wilderness, and human activity from natural processes.
From the abuse of the Amazon rain forest to how Vermont has been marketed as the ideal rural place, this title looks at what the countryside is, and s...
