Assessing economic impacts of forced land acquisition and displacement: a qualitative rapid research framework

Kabra, Asmita

doi:10.1080/14615517.2015.1096037

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“…Many frameworks which potentially could inform current practice and thinking in the management of social impacts have been developed by various scholars and practitioners (Owen & Kemp 2012;Wörsdörfer 2014;Kabra 2016). Some of these -notably the ideas of AK Sen, Cernea's Impoverishment Risks and Reconstruction (IRR) framework, the SLA, and Asset Based Community Development (ABCD) (all described below) -have been much cited and are influential in various ways.…”

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The Social Framework for Projects: a conceptual but practical model to assist in assessing, planning and managing the social impacts of projects

Smyth¹,

Vanclay

2017

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

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The Social Framework for Projects assists in understanding, assessing, planning and managing the social issues associated with big projects, such as those leading to the resettlement or displacement of people. The Framework was iteratively developed by assessing existing models (e.g. Sustainable Livelihoods Approach of the UK Department for International Development; the Impoverishment Risks and Reconstruction model of Michael Cernea; the Capability Approach of Amartya Sen; Asset Based Community Development and other capitals-based approaches), reflecting on our practical experience in large projects, and on the basis of input and feedback from a wide range of stakeholders. It was designed to be compatible with the International Finance Corporation's environmental and social performance standards and international best practice. It consists of 8 key social and environmental categories which address all the issues that contribute to people's well-being and the social sustainability of projects, namely: people's capacities, abilities and freedoms to achieve their goals; community/social supports and political context; livelihood assets and activities; culture and religion; infrastructure and services; housing and business structures; land and natural resources; and the living environment. The Framework is a conceptual model, a practical methodology and a communications tool to ensure that the process of mitigating negative social impacts and enhancing the benefits of large projects is effective and accessible to all stakeholders.

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The Social Framework for Projects: a conceptual but practical model to assist in assessing, planning and managing the social impacts of projects

Smyth¹,

Vanclay

2017

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“…As the establishment of these development projects has required the acquisition of a large area of land (Bhagat-Ganguly, 2019), many projects have been established on lands owned and farmed by small scale farmers as well as on lands which are commonly owned and used for such activities as grazing, the supply of potable water, and cultural and sporting activities (Chakravorty, 2016). This development-led displacement has significantly impacted the people and communities (Debasree, 2015; Kabra, 2016, Sarap, 2017), often with little gain for them from such development process.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the draft National Rehabilitation Policy of 1994, the Government of India (GoI) admitted that around 74.52 per cent of the total displaced communities were still waiting for rehabilitation (Sahoo, 2005). Notably, the livelihood of the displaced communities was not restored in the post-displacement period (Kabra, 2016; Sikka & Mathur, 2018) causing impoverishment for most of the resettled communities in India (Mahapatra, 1999). Hence, it has become essential to relook at the balance sheet of the resettlement and rehabilitation process of displaced communities to see if the situation has changed in the first decades of the present century.…”

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Examining Displacement, Resettlement and Rehabilitation Processes: The Case of Rengali Dam Displaced Communities in Odisha, India*An earlier version of this article, titled—‘Why Development Brought Vulnerability for Them? A Situational Analysis of Resettled Colonies of Displaced Communities’, was presented at the International Conference on ‘Conflict Resolution and Sustainable Development’ organised between 10 and 11 December 2016 at Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre For Development Studies, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Sahoo

Sen

2020

The International Journal of Community and Social Development

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This article aims to examine the outcomes of state-led resettlement and rehabilitation processes in the resettled colonies of Rengali Dam displaced communities in the state of Odisha, India. By employing the descriptive research design and analysing qualitative and quantitative field data, it presents several consequences of the displacement process and how people and communities are impacted by it. It argues that while the Indian state has responded to development-led displaced people with promises of ‘resettlement and rehabilitation’, in most cases, the State 1 1 The authors are referring to the ‘State’ at national, provincial and local levels. has only confined itself to ‘resettlement’, neglecting the ‘rehabilitation’ of displaced communities—many of them Dalits, Adivasis and marginal farmers. Referring to the doctrine of the ‘eminent domain of the state’, it points out the failure of public policies in the equitable distribution of growth benefits and how it has intensified the vulnerability of the displaced communities. This analysis has implications for future development-led displacement and resettlement and rehabilitation of people and their communities.

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“…This insufficiency of compensation is exacerbated by the delays in compensation that have plunged land-acquired households into more financial difficulties (Behera, 2015;Hui, Bao, & Zhang, 2013;Kusiluka et al, 2011). Furthermore, land acquisition can place land-acquired households in a situation of facing issues of livelihood in the long term if they are farmers whose land is their only mean of living (Ghatak & Mookherjee, 2011;Kabra, 2016;Kusiluka et al, 2011;Van de Walle & Cratty, 2002).…”

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“…One of the most commonly recognised positive impacts is that construction projects can promote economic development of the local regions. This, in turn, can increase living standards and create potential job opportunities to local communities or households specifically (Hoang, 2009;Kabra, 2016;Obidzinski, Takahashi, Dermawan, Komarudin, & Andrianto, 2013). In addition, infrastructure projects such as bridges and roads could reduce commuting time and cost that could also benefit local land-acquired households (Hoang, 2009;Wang et al, 2016).…”

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Equity issues in land acquisition: A source of delays in large construction projects in Vietnam

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Delays in construction projects have been a recurring and global problem for decades. In many countries, particularly developing countries, delays in land acquisition are considered one of the largest contributors of delays in large construction projects. In Vietnam, one key cause of these delays stems from equity perceptions of land-acquired communities who perceive themselves to be disadvantaged or let down by the land acquisition process. However, the formation of these equity perceptions has not been sufficiently investigated. Further, the relationship between equity issues on perceptions of land-acquired households and delays in construction projects has also not been clarified by existing literature that cannot help to adequately figure out solutions to these delays.Therefore, this research aims to investigate the formation of equity perceptions of land-acquired households and the relationship between equity issues and delays in construction projects. To implement this aim, a theoretical model is proposed that link between equity issues, comparisons, equity perceptions, and responses of landacquired communities causing delays in large construction projects in Vietnam.After that, the case study approach and semi-structured interviews of 40 landacquired households are conducted across two case studies, which are two large construction projects in Vietnam. Content and thematic analysis of the data collected was performed using Nvivo software to verify the four propositions issues and delays, which can help to address minimise delays in large construction projects. In addition, the principles of equity may be applied to project management to improve project performance, which in turn, will enable more successful project outcomes.

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Assessing economic impacts of forced land acquisition and displacement: a qualitative rapid research framework

Cited by 11 publications

References 27 publications

The Social Framework for Projects: a conceptual but practical model to assist in assessing, planning and managing the social impacts of projects

The Social Framework for Projects: a conceptual but practical model to assist in assessing, planning and managing the social impacts of projects

Equity issues in land acquisition: A source of delays in large construction projects in Vietnam

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