Displaced

Bennett, Olivia; McDowell, Christopher

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“…Residents, particularly those of rural communities on marginal land, have been forced to relocate [4], and subsequent socio-spatial restructuring has taken place in the displacement of relocatees who are struggling in terms of land loss and rights deprivation in peripheral urban China [5,6]. Involuntary displacement, in this way, could cause severe emotional trauma [7], and further social, economic and affective losses with stress and impoverishment [8].…”

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‘Plural Reciprocity’ vs. ‘Acquaintance Society’: Place Attachment and Residential Satisfaction under Development-Induced Resettlement Differences in Guangzhou, China

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In the context of urban expansion and regeneration, development-induced resettlement has had inevitable impacts on place attachment and residential satisfaction of residents. However, insufficient attention has been paid to the social-psychological performances of both attachment and satisfaction, and the possible influences of the former on the latter. Such deficiency also emerges when considering different resettlement patterns in peripheral urban China. This study conducted a semi-structural survey on two neighborhoods affected by the construction of Higher Mega Education Center (HEMC) in Guangzhou with different resettlement patterns. Based on multidimensional measurement, residents in relocated subsidized housing expressed higher attachment and satisfaction through the remaining social bonding as ‘acquaintance society’ than those in in-situ urban villages relying on self-identified clan-kinship and stable reciprocity. Hukou status is found to be fundamental in building attachment and life fulfillment, especially for the urban villages with plural population structure. Significances are found in the impacts of place dependence, social bonding and place identification on residential satisfaction in in-situ neighborhoods while only social bonding was found to be significant in the relocated ‘enclave’ one. However, deeper integration with affective connections are insufficient for both. The findings generally indicate that positive outcomes are also achieved for self-regeneration after resettlement.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

‘Plural Reciprocity’ vs. ‘Acquaintance Society’: Place Attachment and Residential Satisfaction under Development-Induced Resettlement Differences in Guangzhou, China

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“…As a result of these, many people who were conducting socio-economic activities along the corridor developed a negative interest to the project. This is supported by the findings by two scholars whose study affirms that millions of people who are resettled yearly in the name of development and progress they endure social and cultural disruption as well as economic upheaval, and their voices are rarely heard (McDowell, 2012). The same continues to iterate that other people face challenges such as the loss of cultural identity, shifting social roles, and fractured family relation- ships (Ibid).…”

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“…The conceptual framework also considers positive aspects of demolition such as value increase in space near the road which give more chances to rent properties, good living spaces, and high market value in case of sale of properties. Although physical demolition may have some positive aspects, some studies have shown that the negative impacts have various consequences including loss of identity, feeling marginalized and displaced, loss of land, loss of families and role models, and being disadvantaged in their new places (Bennett & McDowell, 2012). The same study continues to high light that consequences extend far beyond mere economic loss, impacting mental health and wellbeing of the displaced population (McDowell, 1996).…”

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Concatenating Effects Due to Transformation of Morogoro Road to BRT Corridor: A Case of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Swai¹

2016

CUS

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This study was set to elucidate the concatenating effects caused by the transformation of Morogoro Road to accommodate Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system. The study was conducted from 2013 to 2014 covering demolition, excavation and construction process of the new BRT system. Both field survey and literature reviews were applied, where the real case was taken at a strip between Manzese and Magomeni. Data collected in a form of in-depth interview, observations and questionnaires were analyzed by the use of Statistical Package for Social Studies (SPSS Version 16). About 200 respondents whose physical structures were affected by the demolition process were involved in the data collection. The study revealed that physical demolition directly affected about 70% of the respondents. The effects extended into financial implications, which, then trickled down into social, psychological and spatialaspects. According to the findings from the respondents, a number of various socioeconomic activities such as groceries, clothing shops, saw mill and building material shops were affected and as a result, the effect led into retrenchment of the supporting staff. One of the major findings in this study is that the government and consultants need to consider a wide scenario of what might be the effects of physical demolition at the social and family level so that they may prepare a program to take care of those who are affected when paving way for development, and that the compensation should be extended to the tertiary level to take care of social and psychological effects.

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“…Resettlement is often considered to be a negative consequence of dam construction, including loss of infrastructure, monetary debacle, disappearance of ethnocentric individuality, diversions in communal duties, and property deprivation that backs locality sustenance (Egre, 2007;Bennett & McDowell, 2012;Biswas, 2012;Peter, 2013;Fratkin, 2014). Coercive eviction of people, such as those relating to land disputes, can adversely affect community assets, as happened in the case of resettlement of some communities in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Cave et al, 2010).…”

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Assessing the Resettlement Scheme of the Bui Hydro – Project Using the Social Lens

Koranteng¹,

Shi²

2018

JSD

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With particular reference to the Bui dam, irrespective of the achievements chalked in executing certain perspectives of the Resettlement Planning Framework, vis-à-vis the fulfilment of some promises, these achievements are not tenable (unceasing) in view of the fact that the sustained prevalence of these facilities is heavily reliant on the folks’ sustenance which is non-existent and far-fetched. The main rationale of this paper is to assess the resettlement scheme of the Bui hydro project using the social lens. That notwithstanding, the study identified the key attributes of effective resettlement plan, determined the distinctive social implications of resettlement schemes on displaced individuals caused by dam construction, as well as investigated the critical socio-cultural issues associated with resettlement schemes in Ghana, specifically using Bui Power Authority (BPA) and Gyama New Settlement Township (BPAGs) as the case study organization and locality respectively. Purposive sampling using questionnaire instrumentation was used to collect data from the staff/resettlers of the organization and locality under scrutiny. A 5-Point Likert scale which was later transformed into the Relative Importance Index (RII) was used to identify the key attributes of effective resettlement plan, determine the distinctive social implications of resettlement schemes on displaced individuals caused by dam construction, as well as investigate the critical socio-cultural issues associated with resettlement schemes at BPAGs. The results indicated the 6 key attributes of effective resettlement plan in Ghana as: sustainable and effective compensation framework, effective participation of APs, thorough description of resettlement assistance and restoration of livelihood activities, consideration of short and long term strategies/government responsibility of APs’ rights, strict adherence to monitoring and evaluation regimes, in addition to clarity of definition in terms of entitlements, eligibility, ethnicity, etc. Secondly, with respect to the distinctive social implications of resettlement schemes on displaced individuals caused by dam construction, participants at BPAGs intimated the following parameters: loss of asset that supports community livelihoods, economic upheavals, adverse health implications for communities, loss of cultural identity, adverse impact of conservation efforts (ancestral heritage sites), including shift in social roles. Furthermore, the critical socio-cultural issues associated with resettlement schemes in Ghana as revealed by the respondents’ were as follows: social or psychological marginality, social disarticulation/social costs, depreciation of ethnic group’s social status, dispersion and fragmentation of existing communities, education loss as a distinctive and additional risk, as well as loss of control over physical space of APs. It is recommended that stakeholders, project developers, economies across the globe inculcate these strategic initiatives: Avoidance or minimization of involuntary resettlement, reconceptualization of resettlement programs, encouragement of community participation, and effective compensation packages should be given the needed precedence, etc. so as to manage the issues identified.

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Displaced

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‘Plural Reciprocity’ vs. ‘Acquaintance Society’: Place Attachment and Residential Satisfaction under Development-Induced Resettlement Differences in Guangzhou, China

‘Plural Reciprocity’ vs. ‘Acquaintance Society’: Place Attachment and Residential Satisfaction under Development-Induced Resettlement Differences in Guangzhou, China

Concatenating Effects Due to Transformation of Morogoro Road to BRT Corridor: A Case of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Assessing the Resettlement Scheme of the Bui Hydro – Project Using the Social Lens

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