Human Rights Discourse On Dams Displacement And Resettlement

Author : Namita Gupta (Assistant professor of human rights)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 1527510034

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Human Rights Discourse on Dams, Displacement and Resettlement by Namita Gupta (Assistant professor of human rights) Pdf

Since the 1990s, development-induced displacement has emerged as a major human rights concern. At the heart of this debate lie the issues of equity, governance, justice and power. There are many examples of dam-induced displacement and resettlement being mismanaged and thus leading to enormous social and environmental costs. The developing impasse necessitated fresh insights into the lives of affected people, and a review of assumptions, questions and options in social engineering, a challenge that was taken up in sociological and anthropological research. This book is an endeavour to fill this gap by providing a comprehensive outlook on the human rights issues involved in development induced displacement. This book is a sincere effort to provide a critical analysis of the environmental, social and economic impacts of development projects. It further calls for a serious deliberation on the human rights aspects of development induced displacement.

Author : Namita Gupta
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2023-05-10
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781527510043

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Human Rights Discourse on Dams, Displacement and Resettlement by Namita Gupta Pdf

Since the 1990s, development-induced displacement has emerged as a major human rights concern. At the heart of this debate lie the issues of equity, governance, justice and power. There are many examples of dam-induced displacement and resettlement being mismanaged and thus leading to enormous social and environmental costs. The developing impasse necessitated fresh insights into the lives of affected people, and a review of assumptions, questions and options in social engineering, a challenge that was taken up in sociological and anthropological research. This book is an endeavour to fill this gap by providing a comprehensive outlook on the human rights issues involved in development induced displacement. This book is a sincere effort to provide a critical analysis of the environmental, social and economic impacts of development projects. It further calls for a serious deliberation on the human rights aspects of development induced displacement.

Author : C. J. De Wet
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1845450957

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Development-induced Displacement by C. J. De Wet Pdf

Some ten million people worldwide are displaced or resettled every year, due to development projects, such as the construction of dams, irrigation schemes, urban development, transport, conservation or mining projects. The results have usually been very negative for most of those people who have to move, as well as for other people in the area, such as host populations. People are often left socially and institutionally disrupted and economically worse-off, with the environment also suffering as a result of the introduction of infrastructure and increased crowding in the areas to which people had to move. The contributors to this volume argue that there is a complexity, and a tension, inherent in trying to reconcile enforced displacement of people with the subsequent creation of a socio-economically viable and sustainable environment. Only when these are squarely confronted, will it be possible to adequately deal with the problems and to improve resettlement policies.

Author : Bogumil Terminski
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783838267234

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Development-Induced Displacement and Resettlement by Bogumil Terminski Pdf

This book explores the issue of development-induced resettlement, with a particular emphasis on the humanitarian, legal, and social aspects of this problem. Today, so-called 'development-induced displacement and resettlement' (DIDR) is one of the dominant causes of internal spatial mobility worldwide. Each year over 15 million people are forced to abandon their homes to make space for economic development infrastructure. The construction of dams and irrigation projects, the expansion of communication networks, urbanization and re-urbanization, the extraction and transportation of mineral resources, forced evictions in urban areas, and population redistribution schemes count among the many possible causes.Terminski aims to present the issue of development-caused displacement as a highly diverse, global social problem occurring in all regions of the world. As a human rights issue it poses a challenge to public international law and to institutions providing humanitarian assistance. A significant part of this book is devoted to the current dynamics of development-caused resettlement in Europe, which has been neglected in the academic literature so far.

Author : Itzchak Kornfeld
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781786435491

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Mega-Dams and Indigenous Human Rights by Itzchak Kornfeld Pdf

This original and insightful book explores and examines the impact that building mega-dams has on the human rights of those living in surrounding areas, and in particular those of indigenous peoples who are often most affected. Compiling case studies from around the world, Itzchak Kornfeld provides clear examples of how human rights violations are perpetrated and compounded, with chapters examining historical, recent and ongoing dam projects.

Author : Michael M. Cernea,Julie K. Maldonado
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351670067

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Challenging the Prevailing Paradigm of Displacement and Resettlement by Michael M. Cernea,Julie K. Maldonado Pdf

Development-caused forced displacement and resettlement (DFDR) is a critical problem on the international development agenda. The frequency of forced displacements is rapidly increasing, the sheer numbers of uprooted and impoverished people reveal fast accelerating trends, whilst government reporting remains poor and misleading. Challenging the Prevailing Paradigm of Displacement and Resettlement analyzes widespread impoverishment outcomes, ​risks to human rights, and other adverse impacts of displacement; it documents under-compensation of expropriated people, critiques cost externalization on resettlers, and points a laser light on the absence of protective, robust, and binding legal frameworks in the overwhelming majority of developing countries. In response, this book proposes constructive solutions to improve quality and measure the outcomes of forced resettlement, prevent the mass-manufacturing of new poverty, promote social justice, and respect human rights. It also advocates for the reparation of bad legacies left behind by failed resettlement. It brings together​ prominent scholars and practitioners from several countries who argue that states, development agencies, and private sector corporations which trigger displacements must adopt a "resettlement with development" paradigm. Towards this end, the book’s co-authors translate cutting edge research into legal, economic, financial, policy, and pragmatic operational recommendations. An inspiring and compelling guide to the field, Challenging the Prevailing Paradigm of Displacement and Resettlement will be of interest to university faculty, government officials, private corporations, researchers, ​and students in anthropology,​ economics,​ sociology, law, political science, human geography, and international development.

Author : Peter Vandergeest,Pablo Idahosa,Pablo S. Bose
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774859752

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Development's Displacements by Peter Vandergeest,Pablo Idahosa,Pablo S. Bose Pdf

As multilateral agencies, social movements, and state authorities worldwide struggle to cope with the effects of large-scale development projects, the problem of displacement remains unresolved. This volume seeks to address displacement as a broad and multilayered phenomenon. A series of illustrative case studies drawn from around the globe provide causal accounts of why and how displacement occurs, what its effects on communities, ecosystems, and economies look like, and the normative or ethical positions held by key actors involved. Contributors offer economic, political, and cultural analyses, as well as extensive ethnographic field research, to present a picture of displacement that illustrates the depth and the breadth of the issue.

Author : Anthony Oliver-Smith
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780292717633

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Defying Displacement by Anthony Oliver-Smith Pdf

The uprooting and displacement of people has long been among the hardships associated with development and modernity. Indeed, the circulation of commodities, currency, and labor in modern society necessitates both social and spatial mobility. However, the displacement and resettlement of millions of people each year by large-scale infrastructural projects raises serious questions about the democratic character of the development process. Although designed to spur economic growth, many of these projects leave local people struggling against serious impoverishment and gross violations of human rights. Working from a political-ecological perspective, Anthony Oliver-Smith offers the first book to document the fight against involuntary displacement and resettlement being waged by people and communities around the world. Increasingly over the last twenty-five years, the voices of people at the grass roots are being heard. People from many societies and cultures are taking action against development-forced displacement and resettlement (DFDR) and articulating alternatives. Taking the promise of democracy seriously, they are fighting not only for their place in the world, but also for their place at the negotiating table, where decisions affecting their well-being are made.

Author : O. Bennett,C. McDowell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2012-04-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137074232

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Displaced by O. Bennett,C. McDowell Pdf

A collection of oral histories that reveal the loss of cultural continuity, identity, shifts in family responsibilities, gender roles and fractured relationships between generations that are just some of the challenges people face as they attempt to rebuild lives and communities.

Author : Romola Adeola
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351591683

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Development-induced Displacement and Human Rights in Africa by Romola Adeola Pdf

Within the context of the 2009 Kampala Convention, this book examines how a balance can be struck between the imperative of development projects and the rights of persons likely to be displaced in Africa. Following independence, many African states embarked on large-scale development projects such as dams, urban renewal and extraction of natural resources and have had to grapple with how to protect displaced communities while implementing development projects. These projects were considered a panacea for Africa’s development and the economic interests of the majority were often considered over and above the interests of the minority of people who were displaced by these projects .This book examines how a balance can be struck between the imperative of development and the rights of displaced persons within the context of the African Union Convention on the Protection and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons in Africa (the Kampala Convention). Romola Adeola analyses the obligations that are placed on African states by the Kampala Convention in the context of development-induced displacement. This book will be of interest to scholars of human rights law, forced migration, African Studies and development.

Author : William L. Partridge,David B. Halmo
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781793624031

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Resettling Displaced Communities by William L. Partridge,David B. Halmo Pdf

Global trends suggest that the number of people involuntarily displaced will increase exponentially in the coming decades. The authors argue that when the agency, time-tested adaptations, innovative capacities, dignity, and human rights of displaced people are respected as full participants in the rebuilding of their communities, livelihoods and standards of living, resettlement outcomes are more positive. The goal of resettlement must be the sustainable social, economic and human development of affected communities, requiring a praxis of ethical commitment to effective, actionable recommendations based on empirical observation. The authors draw on case examples from Asia, Africa and the Americas. This book will be of interest to resettlement specialists, planners, administrators, nongovernmental and civil society organizations, and scholars and students of anthropology, sociology, development studies, and social policy.

Author : K. Grabska,L. Mehta
Publisher : Springer
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2008-11-12
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780230583009

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Forced Displacement by K. Grabska,L. Mehta Pdf

Uprootedness, exile and forced displacement, be they due to conflict, persecution or so-called 'development', are conditions which characterise the lives of millions across the globe. This book analyses a range of displacement situations, including development 'oustees', refugees and internally displaced persons.

Author : Irge Satiroglu
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Forced migration
ISBN : 1317642414

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Development-induced Displacement and Resettlement by Irge Satiroglu Pdf

Author : Allen F. Isaacman,Barbara S. Isaacman
Publisher : Ohio University Press
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780821444504

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Dams, Displacement, and the Delusion of Development by Allen F. Isaacman,Barbara S. Isaacman Pdf

Cahora Bassa Dam on the Zambezi River, built in the early 1970s during the final years of Portuguese rule, was the last major infrastructure project constructed in Africa during the turbulent era of decolonization. Engineers and hydrologists praised the dam for its technical complexity and the skills required to construct what was then the world’s fifth-largest mega-dam. Portuguese colonial officials cited benefits they expected from the dam—from expansion of irrigated farming and European settlement, to improved transportation throughout the Zambezi River Valley, to reduced flooding in this area of unpredictable rainfall. “The project, however, actually resulted in cascading layers of human displacement, violence, and environmental destruction. Its electricity benefited few Mozambicans, even after the former guerrillas of FRELIMO (Frente de Libertação de Moçambique) came to power; instead, it fed industrialization in apartheid South Africa.” (Richard Roberts) This in-depth study of the region examines the dominant developmentalist narrative that has surrounded the dam, chronicles the continual violence that has accompanied its existence, and gives voice to previously unheard narratives of forced labor, displacement, and historical and contemporary life in the dam’s shadow.

Author : Grant Dawson,Sonia Farber
Publisher : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004220553

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Forcible Displacement Throughout the Ages by Grant Dawson,Sonia Farber Pdf

Forcible displacement transforms cultures and can even lead to their destruction. Beginning with the origins of the human species millions of years ago and ending up in our present day era, this book analyses examples of forcible displacement in order to examine the crime in its many different forms. The legal contours of the crime receive a comprehensive treatment, including the experience of the international tribunals and decades of scholarly work in the area. The authors suggest that a paradigm shift is needed in order to bring development-induced displacement into the mainstream discourse on forcible displacement. The book concludes with a proposal for a new convention for the prevention and punishment of the crime of forcible displacement.