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Development-induced displacement and resettlement : causes, consequences, and socio-legal context /

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 mobilit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Terminski, Bogumil (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Stuttgart, Germany : Ibidem-Verlag, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction--a brief overview of contemporary involuntary migrations
  • 1. An overview of development-induced displacement and resettlement
  • 2. Historical considerations regarding development-induced population displacement and resettlement
  • 3. Theoretical conceptualization of development-induced displacement and resettlement
  • 4. The most important causes of development induced displacement and resettlement
  • 4.1. Construction of Dams and Irrigation Projects
  • 4.2. Development of transportation infrastructure
  • 4.3. Urbanization, re-urbanization, transformation of urban space and population redistribution schemes in urban areas
  • 4.4. Deforestation and the expansion of agriculture
  • 4.5. Mining and transportation of resources
  • 4.6. Population redistribution schemes
  • 4.7. Conservation of nature
  • 4.8. Other causes of development-induced population displacement
  • 5. The European context of development induced displacement and resettlement
  • 6. Actors of resettlement processes and their basic functions and objectives
  • 7. Applying the concept of human security to research on development-induced displacement and resettlement.
  • 8. Development-caused displacement and resettlement as a social and economic opportunity
  • 9. Development-induced displacement and the dynamics of social change
  • 10. The politicization of development-induced displacement and resettlement
  • 11. Voluntary resettlement schemes
  • 12. Analysis of the stages of resettlement process
  • 13. Compensation: forms, principles, and potential socio-economic consequences
  • 14. The impact of development-induced displacement and resettlement on families
  • 15. Resources as a key issue determining the causes, course, and the socio-economic consequences of resettlement
  • 16. Irreversible spiral of displacement, evictions and forced migrations
  • 17. Activities of international institutions
  • 18. Development-Induced Displacement and Human Rights
  • 19. In which direction the international human rights should go? The right not to be displaced and the right to be resettled
  • 20. Concluding remarks.