Good Practices in Resettlement

Hari Mohan Mathur is distinguished professor at Council for Social Development.

• Introduction: Development, Land Acquisition and ResettlementPART I Chapter 1: Good Practices Approach to Resettlement Planning and Implementation Chapter 2: Land Acquisition Chapter 3: Relocation and ResettlementChapter 4: Resettlement with Development: Tangguh Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Project, IndonesiaChapter 5: Livelihoods Restoration Chapter 6 Consultation and Participation: Using a Mitigation Matrix to Mediate Project Impacts AnxietyChapter 7: Institutional IssuesChapter 8: Successful ResettlementPART IIChapter 9: Good Practices Approach to Benefit SharingConclusion: What have We Learned about Good Practices in Resettlement?Appendix I: Success Stories of Land AcquisitionAppendix II: Why Do Bad Practices in Resettlement Get More Publicity?

“Professor Mathur assembles more than a dozen case examples from around the world in which project proponents, financing institution staff, government agency officials, resettlement social scientists, NGOs, and civil society personnel all labored in close collaboration and consultation with project-affected people and communities in crafting innovative solutions to achieve ‘resettlement with development’. A useful and welcome addition to the emerging literature on cases of positive resettlement outcomes that counterbalance the dominant narrative of resettlement failure, this book illustrates what is possible and what can be achieved.”