Full Description
This book examines land acquisition and resettlement experience in Asian countries, where nearly two-thirds of the world's development-induced displacement currently takes place. Faced with the complexity of balancing legal frameworks and resettlement needs, along with increasing demands for safeguarding displaced peoples, in recent years many countries within Asia have adopted integrated land and resettlement laws. This book presents a comparative review and assessment of the impact of the new land and resettlement laws and regulatory frameworks for expropriation, compensation and resettlement.
Written by an international, interdisciplinary team of experts from both practice and academia, the book demonstrates the ongoing challenges and struggles associated with social and resettlement risk assessments, the social and cultural exclusion of indigenous/vulnerable groups in some countries, and the lack of institutional capacity to adequately deal with resettlement management and administration. The case studies and comparative analyses of laws and practices relating to expropriation, compensation and resettlement make significant contributions to advancing resettlement knowledge and management practices.
The book will be useful as a reference for development practitioners and for researchers across the fields of global development, political science, Asian studies, planning and law. The book also has potential use as a resource for resettlement management training programs and graduatelevel courses/seminars in development studies.
Contents
Introduction and Overview 1. Resettlement and Development: The Challenging Journey Mohammad Zaman, Reshmy Nair and Shi Guoqing PART I: Country Frameworks for Resettlement Management and Administration 2. Development-Induced Displacement in Bangladesh: The New Land Law and Resettlement Guidelines Mohammad Zaman, Hafiza Khatun and Shariful Islam 3. India's Historic Land Acquisition and Resettlement Law: Journey of Triumph and Hope Reshmy Nair 4. Country Safeguard Systems in Sri Lanka: Recent Changes in the Land Acquisition Law and Its Impact Jayantha Perera 5. Evolution of Land Administration Law and Resettlement Regulation in China: Setting New Standards Shi Guoqing, Jiang Tianhe and Sun Zhonggen 6. Transmigration, Resettlement and Development in Indonesia: Does the 2012 Law Represent a Paradigm Shift? Mohammad Zaman PART II: Struggles with Displacement and Resettlement: Country Case Studies 7. Forced Displacement and Resettlement: Refugees and Resettlers in Afghanistan Arifullah Arif 8. Urban House Demolition Policies in China: A Review and Analysis Chen Shaojun and Zhou Shuanglei 9. Resettlement and Development in Cambodia: Land Rights, Compensation and Policy Gaps Mohammad Zaman 10. Resettlement Laws and Policies in the Philippines: Are They Relevant Today? Susan Tamondong 11. Resettlement in Hydropower Projects in Pakistan: Lessons from Case Studies and Way Forward Irfan ul Haq and Imran ul Haq 12. Land Reforms and Ownerships in Central Asian Countries: Acquisition and Resettlement Management in Kazakhstan and Tajikistan Akhtar Zaman and Kh. Khairul Matin PART III: Fair Compensation and Financing of Resettlement: Case Experiences 13. 'Fair Compensation' under India's New Land Acquisition Law: Provisions and Practices Reshmy Nair 14. Valuation of Land for Fair and Just Compensation: Methodological Issues and Challenges in India Tapas Roy 15. Innovative Financing Mechanisms for Resettlement: The Three Gorges Project, China Duan Yuefang and Zhao Xu PART IV: Indigenous Peoples' Rights and Development Impact 16. Development and Tribal Rights in Cambodia: Laws, Policies and Regulations Sek Sophorn 17. FPIC as Indigenous Peoples Empowerment Tool: Case Studies from Nepal and Russia Greg Guldin 18. The Changing Balance of Statute and Negotiated Agreement: Research in Lao PDR Resettlement Policy and Practice John Pilgrim 19. The Rights of Scheduled Tribes of India: A Review and Comparison with the International Legal Regimes Indrani Sigamany PART V: Alternative to Land Acquisition for Development Projects 20. Beyond Legal Rights and Titles: Rehabilitation of Slum Dwellers of Mumbai R.A. Rajeev and V.G. Patil 21. Land Pooling for Development Projects in India: A Critical Analysis Reshmy Nair PART VI: Conclusion 22. The Future of Resettlement and Development Mohammad Zaman, Reshmy Nair and Shi Guoqing Index
