Risks and Reconstruction: Experiences of Resettlers and Refugees

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No AccessStand Alone Books1 Feb 2013Risks and ReconstructionExperiences of Resettlers and RefugeesAuthors/Editors: Michael M. Cernea, Christopher McDowellMichael M. Cernea, Christopher McDowellhttps://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-4444-7SectionsAboutPDF (0.9 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:This report presents the first multi-dimensional comparative analysis of two large groups of the world ' s displaced populations: resettlers uprooted by development and refugees fleeing military conflicts or natural calamities. The book ' s co-authors--academics and practitioners from both fields--have joined up to explore common central issues: the condition of being " displaced, " the risks of impoverishment and destitution, the rights and entitlements of those uprooted and, most important, the means of reconstruction of their livelihood. Part 1 sets the stage for the following sections. Part 2 discusses landlessness and strategies for land-based relocation, or alternatives when land is unavailable. Part 3 explores joblessness and reemployment options for resettlers in China and the productive reintegration of a group of resettled brickmakers in Argentina. Part 4 focuses on urban resettlement; and provides a detailed discussion of house reconstruction by refugees. Part 5 analyzes some of the processes occurring for both resettlers and refugees, from creeping marginalization of all kinds to social reinclusion. Part 6 analyzes the many facets of food insecurity, hunger, malnutrition, and the struggle of displacees to reestablish a sustainable food basis. Part 7 comprehensively documents the social and economic complexities of losing, maintaining, or regaining access to natural resources commonly held. Part 8 brings together the many strands that have been previously addressed. FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetailsCited byThe Village, the Elephant, and the State: Land Access and Vulnerability in Rural BotswanaHuman Ecology, Vol.3211 February 2023Social Impacts of Infrastructure Construction: Sociological Approaches to Development9 December 2022Displaced Fishermen Off the Coast: Impact of Multiple Hazards on Life Above the Water20 February 2023Vulnerability of households to resettlement and compensation measures for an oil refinery project in the Albertine region of UgandaGeoJournal, Vol.227 November 2022(Re)constructing (re)settlement: risk reduction and urban development negotiations in Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicInternational Development Planning Review, Vol.607 November 2022Post-Destruction Squatter Phases in the Iron Age IIB–C Southern LevantBulletin of the American Society of Overseas Research, Vol.388Displacement and Livelihoods through the Construction of Small Dams: Legacies of Magunje Dam in Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West Province, ZimbabweAfricanus: Journal of Development Studies17 August 2022Social and Economic Consequences of Violent Armed ConflictsExploring synergies between the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and involuntary resettlement guidelines: the case of Mozambique's natural gas projectSustainability Science, Vol.17, No.425 April 2022'We didn't want to leave our island': stories of involuntary resettlement from Gaadhoo Island, MaldivesTerritory, Politics, Governance, Vol.10, No.211 June 2020Effects of the Post-Relocation Support Policy on Livelihood Capital of the Reservoir Resettlers and Its Implications—A Study in Wujiang Sub-Stream of Yangtze River of ChinaSustainability, Vol.14, No.522 February 2022Introduction3 January 2022Human Environment3 January 2022The ESMMP3 January 2022Forced Displacement Studies in India: An Overview10 February 2022Conclusions: Gender, Nature, Development6 May 2022'Physically sheltered but existentially homeless': Losing home in the aftermath of conflict and displacementMigration Studies, Vol.9, No.327 June 2020The long goodbye on a disappearing, ancestral island: a just retreat from Isle de Jean CharlesJournal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, Vol.11, No.313 May 2021Socio-economic Consequences of Displacement and Resettlement: A Case on the Planned Oil-refinery-development Project in the Albertine Region of UgandaJournal of Refugee Studies, Vol.34, No.122 August 2019In‐Situ Displacement: Institutional Practices and the Making of the Hindu OtherJournal of Historical Sociology, Vol.34, No.225 May 2021Involuntary Displacement and Rehabilitation: A Comparative Study of Hirakud and Kaptai Dams of India and BangladeshIndian Journal of Public Administration, Vol.67, No.27 September 2021Land and territory: competing spatial modesJournal of Cultural Geography, Vol.38, No.217 December 2020Gender biases in resettlement processes in Vietnam: examining women's participation and implications for impact assessmentImpact Assessment and Project Appraisal, Vol.39, No.318 July 2021Climate change, human mobility, and developmentMigration Studies, Vol.9, No.12 December 2020Do people displaced by development need