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Abdulai, Abdul-Rahim, and Lois Araba Fynn. "Induced Resettlement and Livelihoods of Communities: A Case Study of the Bui Dam Jama Resettlement Community, Ghana." International Journal of Community Development and Management Studies 2 (2018): 145–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.31355/36.
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NOTE: THIS ARTICLE WAS PUBLISHED WITH THE INFORMING SCIENCE INSTITUTE. Aim/Purpose................................................................................................................................................................................................. Study aimed to examine the impacts of the Bui-Dam Hydroelectric Power (BHP) project resettlement on communities’ livelihoods. The purpose was to understand how the resettlement affected livelihood assets, activities, and capabilities of communities and households. Background................................................................................................................................................................................................. Induced displacements and livelihoods of households and communities have received enormous scholarly attention in many academic disciplines. In this paper, we add to the contributions in this issue area, employing a case study, to examine the livelihood effects to communities involved in the Phase A of the Bui Resettlement Program in Jama, Ghana. Methodology................................................................................................................................................................................................. In-depth interviews, focus group discussions, and observations were used to closely understand, from the perspective of stakeholders, including affected households, community leaders, and resettlement authorities, the impact of the project on livelihood capabilities, assets and activities. Contribution................................................................................................................................................................................................. The study has shown that resettlement presents communities with both challenges and opportunities. This conclusion is important in planning future projects, because, it will allow practitioners to carefully plan with both dimensions at sight. Findings ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... The study revealed that livelihood assets, including agricultural lands and fishing lake, were affected. However, farmlands were replaced while the lake remained accessible to households, posing little change in general livelihood activities. The quality and adequacy of the new resources were however in question, and some households were forced to change activities. Capabilities of resettled people were not affected; however, some were rendered useless in the new location while social ties and sense of belongingness were negatively affected. Recommendations for Practitioners........................................................................................................................................................... Considering the findings of this research, for future induced resettlement, we recommend that proactive measure be taken to understand the potential impacts of projects to be incorporated into planning. In addition, livelihood supports should be planned on long-term basis, to ensure that all potential impacts are predetermined. Broadly, context-specific safeguard policies should be pursued at the local level. Recommendation for Researchers............................................................................................................................................................ It is important to consider both the positive and negative impacts of induced resettlement to provide a holistic picture of how it affects households and communities. Researchers studying resettlement must therefore expand their scope of consideration to inform holistic policy actions. Impact on Society........................................................................................................................................................................................ The study provides findings that can enhance the sustainability of community livelihoods in the face of infrastructural development activities in pursuit of economic growth. Future Research........................................................................................................................................................................................... From the research perspective, future studies could well focus on understanding both dimensions of the impacts of various projects. Such an approach will provide valuable inputs to development planners and practitioners on how to effectively optimize project outcomes. The findings will also serve as a benchmark for people studying the same project long after all the phases are completed.
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Thanju, Rajendra P. "Kali Gandaki ‘A’ Hydroelectric Project in Environmental Perspectives." Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment 1 (February 14, 2008): 15–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/hn.v1i0.880.
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Hydropower is one of the cleanest, renewable and environmentally benign sources of energy. Nepal is blessed with immense source of water resources and huge hydropower potential. The Kali Gandaki ‘A’ (KGA) Hydroelectric Project is the largest hydropower project constructed so far in Nepal. The project is a daily pondage type scheme with an installed capacity of 144 MW.
The KGA is one of the first largest hydropower projects that has been well studied environmentally and socially in the pre-project, construction and operation stages. A full team of multi-disciplinary professionals was involved during the construction phase to monitor environmental impacts and compliance with contract clauses, and to implement the mitigation measures.
Implementation of KGA in what was once considered as a remote area, has resulted in multifold beneficial impacts to the local community. Improvement of public infrastructure, enhanced educational facilities and employment of local populations, including affected families during project construction and operation phase, have enhanced the quality of rural lives. The KGA operation has contributed significantly to Nepal’s power system and has boosted the economic development of the country.
Key words: Hydropower; environmental monitoring; impacts; mitigation; resettlement; Nepal
Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment Vol. I No. 1, 2007 pp. 15-21
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Rothman, Franklin D. "A Comparative Study of Dam-Resistance Campaigns and Environmental Policy in Brazil." Journal of Environment & Development 10, no. 4 (December 1, 2001): 317–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10704965-0101004-02.
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This article examines the participation of Brazilian communities in the environmental impact assessment process of five hydroelectric dam projects in Minas Gerais State in the context of privatization of Brazil's electric sector. It focuses on how support of church, university, and environmental activists enabled dam-affected rural populations and their leaders to effectively contest dam plans. Popular rural mobilization and critiques of environmental impacts reports in public hearings by affected people and their allies, reinforced by support from urban political leaders, provided leverage needed by state environmental technocrats to vigorously enforce environmental regulations. Divergent project outcomes included private sponsor withdrawal of three projects and a relatively equitable resettlement agreement of another project. Findings suggest that under certain conditions, prior institutional reforms can facilitate the empowerment of affected people, enabling them to influence environmental decision making and energy policy.
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Ogwang, Tom, and Frank Vanclay. "Resource-Financed Infrastructure: Thoughts on Four Chinese-Financed Projects in Uganda." Sustainability 13, no. 6 (March 16, 2021): 3259. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13063259.
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Increasingly common methods for financing public infrastructure in developing economies are Resources-for-Infrastructure (R4I) and Resource-Financed Infrastructure (RFI), usually involving Chinese financial institutions and Chinese construction companies. Although there are advantages to the borrowing country from these project financing arrangements, there are also various issues and governance challenges. In Uganda, expectations around future revenue from oil extraction have led to many infrastructure projects being commissioned, mostly funded by RFI arrangements. To consider the appropriateness of these arrangements and to reflect on whether they are likely to contribute to positive development outcomes or be examples of the resource curse, we examined four public infrastructure projects: Kampala–Entebbe Expressway; Karuma Hydroelectric Dam; Isimba Hydroelectric Dam; and the Malaba to Kampala section of the East Africa Standard Gauge Railway. Although R4I/RFI arrangements are viewed positively by some commentators, others (especially local companies) consider they lack transparency, create unsustainable debt, promote China’s interests over the borrowing country, increase unemployment, unfairly compete with local business, deal in corruption, have poor working conditions, and result in substandard construction. Nevertheless, we conclude that Uganda and other developing countries have generally benefited from Chinese-funded infrastructure, and there is more myth trap than debt trap. However, to ensure positive development outcomes, governments and construction companies should ensure compliance with international standards, especially relating to: environmental and social impact assessment; human rights; benefit-sharing arrangements; livelihood restoration; and project-induced displacement and resettlement.
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MADHVI SINGH and ANNA NATH GANGULY. "Hydropower Project Safety & its Impact on Environment & Culture of the Indigenous Civilization: - A Case of Lohari Village, Uttarakhand." Journal of Pharmaceutical Negative Results 13, no. 4 (October 9, 2022): 706–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.47750/pnr.2022.13.04.095.
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Background: - Lakhwar-Vyasi Project, a significant project initiated in 1992 and finally completed in 2022; witnessed the rights violation and impacted the livelihoods of Lohari village when they were vacated without resettlement. This study analysis the interconnectedness between mainstreaming and commercialization on one hand and the necessity of preserving indigenous group for sustainable environment.Methods: - The data pool comprised 156 publications from the years 1979 to 2022, spread across eight different document categories. This study is also based on a historical and descriptive analysis of the literature on ethnicity and indigenous populations, while also undertaking a scientific investigation into the empirical research on source material regarding the construction of hydroelectric power plants.Results: - The need to determine how many dams will displace indigenous communities in the near future and how much this will affect India's ecological balance has become urgent. This is because all such projects disrupt settlement by uprooting both the local culture and its ecological balance at the same time.Conclusion: - Locating and awakening the majority of the planet will get us closer to understanding why we should protect this system, which is why protecting Indigenous Communities is crucial for the environment.
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Moreira, Rodolfo Pragana, and José Antônio Herrera. "ORDENAMENTO TERRITORIAL E CRIAÇÃO DOS RUC: uma leitura geográfica a partir dos impactos no Baixão do Tufi em Altamira - Pará." InterEspaço: Revista de Geografia e Interdisciplinaridade 4, no. 12 (March 22, 2018): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.18764/2446-6549.v4n12p32-44.
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TERRITORIAL PLANNING AND CREATION OF RUC: geographic reading from the impacts from the Baixão do Tufi in Altamira – ParáORDENACIÓN TERRITORIAL Y CREACIÓN DE LOS RUC: una lectura geográfica a partir de los impactos en el Baixão del Tufi en Altamira – ParáNo trabalho, objetiva-se mostrar como materializam-se estratégias de ordenamento territorial como condição para a construção de grandes projetos hidroelétricos na Amazônia, com estratégias de reassentamento da população atingida em espaços de sociabilidade comum (Reassentamentos Urbanos Coletivos – RUC). O estudo de caso e análise documental, vinculados aos moradores do antigo espaço do Baixão do Tufi, zona urbana de Altamira/PA, ratificou que tais políticas desestruturam as redes territoriais locais, os nexos com o lugar, e imprimiram novas lógicas de desigualdade que consolidam a instrumentalização do território e a marginalização da população local. Por isso, problematizar os documentos oficiais (Plano Básico Ambiental e Estudo de Impacto Ambiental) que são base para desenvolvimento das condicionantes e construção da obra é fundamental para se propor uma geografia para o desenvolvimento socioespacial local (re)pensando o ordenamento territorial por causa das individualidades de cada lugar.Palavras-chave: Usina Hidroelétrica; Amazônia; Reassentamento Urbano.ABSTRACTThe objective of this paper is to show how territorial planning strategies materialize as a condition for the construction of large hydroelectric projects in the Amazon, with strategies for resettlement of the affected population in spaces of common sociability (Collective Urban Resettlements - RUC). The case study and documentary analysis, linked to the inhabitants of the former Baffin do Tufi area, urban area of Altamira / PA, ratified that such policies de-structured local territorial networks, the nexuses with the place, and printed new logics of inequality that consolidate the exploitation of the territory and the marginalization of the local population. Therefore, to problematize the official documents (Basic Environmental Plan and Environmental Impact Study) that are basis for the development of the conditions and construction of the work is fundamental to propose a geography for the local socio-spatial development (re) thinking the territorial order because of the Individualities of each place.Keywords: Hydroelectric Plant; Amazônia; Urban Resettlement.RESUMENEn el trabajo, se pretende mostrar cómo se materializan estrategias de ordenamiento territorial como condición para la construcción de grandes proyectos hidroeléctricos en la Amazonia, con estrategias de reasentamiento de la población afectada en espacios de sociabilidad común (Rebentamientos Urbanos Colectivos - RUC). El estudio de caso y análisis documental, vinculados a los habitantes del antiguo espacio del Baixo del Tufi, zona urbana de Altamira / PA, ratificó que tales políticas desestructuran las redes territoriales locales, los nexos con el lugar, e imprimieron nuevas lógicas de desigualdad que consolidan La instrumentalización del territorio y la marginación de la población local. Por eso, problematizar los documentos oficiales (Plan Básico Ambiental y Estudio de Impacto Ambiental) que son base para el desarrollo de las condicionantes y construcción de la obra es fundamental para proponer una geografía para el desarrollo socioespacial local (re) pensando el ordenamiento territorial a causa de las condiciones Individualidades de cada lugar.Palabras clave: Usina Hidroeléctrica; Amazônia; Reasentamiento Urbano.
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PASE, HEMERSON LUIZ, HUMBERTO JOSÉ DA ROCHA, EVERTON RODRIGO DOS SANTOS, and ANA PAULA DUPUY PATELLA. "THE SOCIOPOLITICAL CONFLICT IN HYDROELECTRIC ENTERPRISES." Ambiente & Sociedade 19, no. 2 (June 2016): 45–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1809-4422asoc135480v1922016.
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Abstract Electrical energy is the basis of the lifestyle of contemporary society, whose main source in Brazil, is the dam, requiring the construction of major infrastructure projects. These projects drive contradictory social and political processes. In these processes, we glimpse the conflict between the Specific Purpose Entities (SPE), proponents of hydropower, and the Touched, representative parts of local populations forcibly displaced as a result of these works Movement of Affected by Dams. Having locus as the basin of Uruguay, southern Brazil, this article discusses the conflict through a "loop analysis" consists of hydropower and resettlement. We sought to understand the frequency and the motivations of those affected to participate politically in later demonstrations against their relocation hydropower. Therefore, we use a methodology that links qualitative and quantitative tools based on empirical research. The study enables us to understand that the primary motivator for participation of those affected in later for their resettlement mobilizations is human solidarity.
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Sun, Zhong Gen, Zhi Jiang Hu, and Xiao Han. "Study and Assessment of Migration Sustainability in Hydroelectric Power Project." Advanced Materials Research 347-353 (October 2011): 2943–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.347-353.2943.
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The migration sustainability assessment of hydroelectric power projects is core means to assay resettlement effects. It’s also the important basis of development and support for hydroelectric power projects. This paper is based on sustainability, and the contents of sustainable migrant assessment include sustainable development of population, sustainable development of economic, sustainable development of resources, sustainable development of environment and sustainable development of society. The migrant sustainable assessment is an combined type which includes individual index assessment and comprehensive assessment of index system.
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Wali, Alaka. "When Planning Fails." Practicing Anthropology 12, no. 3 (July 1, 1990): 12–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.17730/praa.12.3.m183t5417233v178.
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Documented accounts of forced resettlement associated with economic development projects often relate the disastrous social consequences for the affected population. Often, the blame is laid to the lack of well-developed plans and policies during the early stages of the project. The implication is that if resettlement is considered early on as a fully integrated component of the project, problems for the local residents can be avoided. The experience with forced resettlement associated with the construction of the Bayano Hydroelectric Complex in Eastern Panama proves otherwise. In this instance, planning for resettlement was fairly extensive and involved local anthropologists who had regional expertise. Yet, today, the people of the Bayano region face an uncertain future and certainly cannot be said to have benefitted from the dam's construction. The case reported here is based on research conducted in Panama in 1979-1980, and in 1988. It is detailed more fully in my book Kilowatts and Crisis; Hydroelectric Power and Social Dislocation in Eastern Panama (Westview Press, 1989).
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Abdullah, Jamalunlaili, Razmi Chik, Ahmad Shazrin Mohamed Azmi, and Noraziah Abu Bakar. "Towards a More Sustainable and Inclusive Compensation Plan for Orang Asli: Telom HEP, Pahang, Malaysia." Environment-Behaviour Proceedings Journal 1, no. 1 (June 26, 2016): 52. http://dx.doi.org/10.21834/e-bpj.v1i1.195.
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A hydroelectric project proposed by Tenaga Nasional Berhad in Telom, Pahang, Malaysia will inundate six Orang Asli villagers whose residents have relocated to a new resettlement. However, TNB still needs their agreements and provide fair and agreeable compensation. This paper analyzes the process associated with the exercise. It is a descriptive analysis of activities conducted in preparing the plans as well as principles and values considered in calculating the proposed compensation and resettlement. It is hoped that the more sensitive and inclusive approach can be emulated in future projects affecting Orang Asli and others affected by developments© 2016. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.Keywords: Orang Asli; compensation plan; resettlement plan; Telom Hydroelectric Project
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Quinaya, Buitrago Jhon Edilson. "Implantação de hidroelétricas em Tolima (Colômbia): Impactos socioculturais e econômicos nas áreas das comunidades indígenas do município de Prado - Tolima." Universidade Federal do Maranhão, 2017. http://tedebc.ufma.br:8080/jspui/handle/tede/1749.
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Colombia joins every day more to the process of neoliberal globalization. This process materializes in a differentiated way in the multiple local territories, giving rise to a redefinition and the production of a new specialty according to the needs. This process has generated the implementation of large projects that have as strategy and dynamics the transformation of territories through the use of land and natural resources. From its implantation emerge social, economic and environmental processes not always favorable to the places of installation, which are the results of the implementation of these projects. The present analysis gives emphasis in these results, especially social aspects referring to the communities residing in these areas of influence of these projects. In this scenario is the installation of the meadow hydroelectric plant in the state of Tolima. The presence of this hydroelectric plant brought countless consequences to the communities installed there, particularly to the indigenous people who were forced to leave their areas due to the forced displacement caused by the presence of this great investment. The consequence for the victims of this process which also includes peasants are changes in their life history and consequently their survival. Forcing them to modify the social, cultural and economic activities that surround the whole area of direct influence of the hydroelectric project.
A Colômbia se junta cada dia mais ao processo da globalização neoliberal. Processo o qual se materializa de maneira diferenciada nos múltiplos territórios locais, dando passo a uma redefinição e na produção de uma nova especialidade de acordo com as necessidades. Este processo tem gerado a implementação de grandes projetos que tem como estratégia e dinâmica a transformação de territórios mediante o aproveitamento de terras e recursos naturais. Da sua implantação emergem processos sociais, econômicos e ambientais nem sempre favoráveis aos locais de instalação, os quais são os resultados da implementação destes projetos. A presente análise dá ênfase nestes resultados, especialmente naqueles referentes aos aspectos sociais das comunidades residentes nestas áreas de influencia desses projetos. Neste cenário, encontra-se a instalação da hidroelétrica de prado no estado de Tolima. A presença desta hidroelétrica trouxe inúmeras consequências às comunidades ali instaladas, particularmente aos indígenas, que foram forçados a abandonar suas áreas em decorrências do deslocamento forçado, ocasionado pela presença deste grande investimento. As consequências para as vitimas deste processo que também inclui camponeses são mudanças na sua historia de vida e consequentemente na sua sobrevivência. Obrigando-os assim, a modificar as atividades sociais, culturais e econômicas que envolve toda a área de influencia direta do projeto da hidroelétrica.
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Sekamane, Thabang. "The perception of the community on the socio-environmental impacts of Metolong dam and reservoir in Lesotho." Thesis, 2018. http://uir.unisa.ac.za/handle/10500/25640.
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In the Kingdom of Lesotho, large dams are currently being constructed with the sole purpose of selling water to the Republic of South Africa, in order to earn royalties and to generate electricity for Lesotho. The focus of this study was to investigate the perception of the community on the socio-environmental impacts of Metolong Dam and Reservoir in Lesotho.
A qualitative research methodology was adopted and grounded theory was used in collecting data from the study area. Qualitative research techniques used were document analysis, field notes and semi-structured interviews. After conducting an audit which evaluated the accuracy of the initial Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) by comparing actual to predict impacts, it was found that the perceptions of the community on the socio-economic impacts of Metolong project were: the community had poor education due to expensive school fees and their level of education did not help with dynamics on climate for they are complex and not easily to be understood, alcoholism existed due to unemployement, cultural constraints existed dominated by the patriarchal structures on the land and decision making, compensation policy was not honoured by project developers, the project brought benefits and loss of life-support resources, people are unable to grow wheat, beans and peas for their fields are taken and the community experienced loss of building sand that is not addressed.
Information obtained helped the study to close the gap which appears not to have been addressed by the Government of Lesotho Department of Water Affairs Lowlands Water Supply Unit, 2008. Results of the study revealed that local villagers in the study area were happy with the project benefits, but they were discontented with the project as they were not incoporated in the management and supervision of the project. Rather, the local villagers were engaged only as labourers. The study recommends that when large dams are constructed, local villages should not be given promises that are dressed with many enticing commitments. The reason is that, communities never asked for the project, but it is set forth authoritatively as obligatory upon them. Project authorities should increase their efforts to fulfil promises made. Not only that, they should have respect, compassion, care and dedication when dealing with affected people. It is in this regard that the Local Based Project Execution and Observation Model is proposed, which will incorporate local villagers in the management steps of all large dam developments within their communities, in order to contend with environmental impacts of large dams.Environmental Sciences
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Books on the topic "Resettlement Impacts of Hydroelectric Projects"
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Water resources projects and their environmental impacts. New Delhi: Discovery Pub. House, 2001.
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Mathur, Hari Mohan. "Resettlement Planning: Reversing Displacement Impacts of Development Projects." In Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research, 211–31. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19117-1_13.
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Hamamoto, Atsushi. "Social Impacts of Infrastructure Construction: Sociological Approaches to Development." In Sustainable Development Goals Series, 85–98. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4859-6_6.
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AbstractThis chapter helps readers unfamiliar with sociology to obtain a concrete picture of what a sociological approach to development is. It presents arguments based not only on previous research in the English-speaking world, but also on research trends in Japan. Sociological studies of development can be divided into two fields based on their disciplinary origins and research orientation: ‘Sociology of Development’ and ‘Development Sociology’. First, this chapter explains the difference between these research areas. Furthermore, as a case study, the issue of displacementand resettlement induced by dam construction is presented to examine what kind of sociological analysis has been conducted in these research areas. Accordingly, the author presents research perspectives that are considered unique to sociology in development issues: power relations among actors at development sites; secondary, indirect, mid-, and long-term impacts of development projects; macro–micro linkages among international, national, and regional transformations; and values, culture, and discourse on development. Finally, a discussion is presented on the role of sociological research in the debate on sustainability and how it can play a significant part.
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Sleigh, Adrian C., and Sukhan Jackson. "Hydropower Resettlement Projects, Socioeconomic Impacts of." In Encyclopedia of Energy, 315–23. Elsevier, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/b0-12-176480-x/00467-8.
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Divan, Shyam, and Armin Rosencranz. "Large Projects." In Environmental Law and Policy in India, 694—C14.N75. 3rd ed. Oxford University PressOxford, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780192865458.003.0014.
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Abstract This chapter discusses large development projects: dams, the river interlinking project, power stations, and large real estate development, and efforts to reduce their environmental impact. India ranks among the most important dam building nations. These dams are the cornerstones of large scale multi-purpose river valley projects intended to meet regional needs for irrigation, hydroelectric power, and flood control. Since the 1970s, citizen protests and international human rights and environmental pressures have increasingly been brought to bear against these projects. The environmental harm from a large project could be reduced if the probable environmental impacts are explored before the project’s inception. The chapter then looks at the new land acquisition regime and important elements of this law that seek to dispel the harsh consequences that previously destroyed lives through displacement. It also reviews the legal dimensions of important environmental campaigns and cases which ran their course in parallel to the evolving environment impact assessment (EIA) regime.
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Fujikura, Ryo, and Mikiyasu Nakayama. "The long-term impacts of resettlement programmes resulting from dam construction projects in Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Sri Lanka and Turkey: a comparison of land-for-land and cash compensation schemes." In Restoring Communities Resettled After Dam Construction in Asia, 1–9. Routledge, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781315088808-1.
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Lunuvila, H. L. J. M., and U. Kulatunga. "Development of post-disaster resettlement strategies for Sri Lanka." In 10th World Construction Symposium. Building Economics and Management Research Unit (BEMRU), University of Moratuwa, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.31705/wcs.2022.29.
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A disaster is known as an unexpected hazardous event that impacts the communities through extensive damage, disruption and potential fatalities, which makes the affected communities seek external assistance to recover from the impact. Post-Disaster Resettlement (PDR) has been identified as a good option to convert the destructive zone into a sustainable society with long term developmental guidance. PDR projects can be defined as a complex process that deals with uncertainty and change the facility partially or entirely by replacement. The success of PDR programmes highly influences the mitigation and preparedness phases of the next disaster. Currently, PDR projects in Sri Lanka are not at the required success level due to different types of social and economic challenges. This study, therefore, aimed to identify and develop suitable post-disaster resettlement strategies for the successful development of PDR projects in Sri Lanka. A qualitative research stance was used for the proposed research as it requires in-depth inquiry into the PDR strategies. The research developed twelve strategies to succeed with PDR projects in Sri Lanka. The required knowledge sharing among parties of the PDR project, and using disaster-affected communities for managing and controlling of the PDR project are the main key strategies. The study highlighted the importance of PDR strategies to Sri Lanka, factors considered when developing PDR strategies, the shortcomings that have been witnessed in past PDR projects, and the possible ways of developing appropriate PDR strategies for Sri Lanka. Further, the study identified the levels that each strategy must implement in the resettlement process.
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Karunathilaka, H. L. P. U., K. A. K. Devapriya, and V. G. Shanika. "EFFECT OF SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON EXPRESSWAY CONSTRUCTION IN SRI LANKA." In The 9th World Construction Symposium 2021. The Ceylon Institute of Builders - Sri Lanka, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.31705/wcs.2021.24.
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Expressway construction projects are one of the crucial infrastructure projects for a country. Hence, assessment of environmental and social implications prior to initiation of the expressway construction project is vital. Thus, the research aims to analyse effect of social and environmental factors on expressway construction in Sri Lanka. Initially a comprehensive literature review was done to discuss on expressway construction in Sri Lanka and environmental and social implications of expressway construction in global context. The study followed a qualitative approach. Hence, four expert interviews were carried out to explore more on the same context limiting to Sri Lanka. Experts were selected from only on-going expressway project in Sri Lanka, central expressway project. Moreover, collected data were analysed through manual content analysis. The study findings highlighted viaduct construction, land acquisition and rock blasting as the major activities relating to environmental implications of the expressway construction projects. Thus, rational, logical, scientific, and technical selection of the routes is the most effective and efficient mean in minimizing adverse impacts. Hence planning of these activities should be done with due care by authorities only after proper feasibility studies. Further, major factors affecting social implications of the expressway construction have been identified as settlement, livelihood, public infrastructure and health and safety. Hence, resettlement action plans need to be updated to comply with the identified requirements through environmental and social factors.
Reports on the topic "Resettlement Impacts of Hydroelectric Projects"
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Marcos Morezuelas, Paloma. Gender and Renewable Energy: Wind, Solar, Geothermal and Hydroelectric Energy. Inter-American Development Bank, November 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0003068.
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This document focuses on how to incorporate a gender perspective in operations that support the construction, operation and maintenance of medium- and large-scale renewable wind, solar, geothermal and hydroelectric energy installations connected to the grid for purposes of power generation. Additionally, there is also a section on rural energy that is applicable to small installations and mini-grids, or to exceptional cases where medium- and large-scale facilities provide electricity to a community. The document (i) identifies the possible gender equality challenges and opportunities as part of the project assessment, (ii) highlights the risks and potentially negative impacts of the project on gender equality, (iii) offers recommendations for addressing, preventing and mitigating challenges and for maximizing opportunities; and (iv) presents examples of programs that have taken into account gender differences or risks. In addition, the document includes (v) key questions for analyzing gender issues in renewable energy projects, and (vi) examples of indicators for the monitoring and evaluation of operations in the renewable energy sector.
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Oregon Trust Agreement Planning Project : Potential Mitigations to the Impacts on Oregon Wildlife Resources Associated with Relevant Mainstem Columbia River and Willamette River Hydroelectric Projects. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), October 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/10125839.
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