Development-driven forced displacement and compensation-based resettlement
Experiences from the Jamuna multi-purpose bridge project
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3886008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Syed Al Atahar (Yahoo (United Kingdom), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 258-271 |
| Publication date | 2014-02-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Development in Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09614524.2014.887660 |
| OpenAlex | W2047056310 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 4 |
In 1998 the Jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge (JMB), the largest infrastructure development project in Bangladesh was completed. Huge numbers of households were affected by the project and many were displaced. Only a handful of displaced people were resettled by the project. The JMB was the first development project in Bangladesh that included resettlement activities as an integral part of the project and introduced a resettlement action plan. In principle, the Revised Resettlement Action Plan endorsed the primary principle of Operational Directives 4:30 of the World Bank. The resettlement project's core objective was to improve the living standards of project-affected persons above their previous level, or at least reinstate their pre-project standard. To meet the goals, various grants and supports were given as compensation. The project has earned international admiration as an example for other projects to follow. This study investigates the extent to which Jamuna Multi-Purpose Bridge's compensation-based resettlement succeeded in reconstructing displaced households, and identifies discrepancies between policy and practice. It concludes with major findings and comparative analysis on the compensation principle, and provides opinions based on information gathered from the field
Action plan · Business · Displaced person · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Management · Political science · Refugee · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography · Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Law · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |