Land Access and Resettlement: A Guide to Best Practice - Hardcover

Reddy, Gerry; Smyth, Eddie; Steyn, Michael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1783532335 ISBN 13: 9781783532339

Publisher: Routledge, 2015

Synopsis

This book is an up-to-date, accessible and practical guide on how to optimally plan for, implement and review land access and resettlement. It provides step-by-step information on how to avoid pitfalls, ensure that best practice is being employed and the correct standards are being applied. With useful real-life examples of when projects have gone well and when they haven't, the book is based on the main lessons that have been learned on-the-ground over the past decade.

Natural resource projects can have considerable impacts on local communities, chiefly due to the need to acquire large areas of land.  When projects are located in developing and middle income economies, the impacts are most keenly felt, as it often requires displacement of large rural populations, with predominately land-based livelihoods. The authors have planned, implemented and reviewed over 50 land access and resettlement projects in over 30 countries internationally, and conducted benchmarking exercises on a further 60 projects.  This experience provides the basis for the book. The book guides the reader through the different stages of preparing for a land resettlement project. Land Access and Resettlement is a key social risk for the natural resources sector, particularly the mining, oil and gas industries, who are operating in a context of increased awareness and regulation regarding the potential social impacts of their activities. At the same time, companies increasingly appreciate the business case for ‘getting social right’. This book provides a practical road map to corporate leaders, project managers, practitioners, academia, government and civil society for practically planning and implementing successful land access and resettlement, and creating win-win outcomes for companies and communities. 

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It is a must read for everyone in the impact assessment profession and will be a standard reference on the shelves of resettlement and land access literature. Overall, the book is an intelligent and thoughtful piece of work that will be enjoyed by the general reading public as well. - 'International Association for Impact Assessment Journal' - Seth Appiah-Opoku, University of Alabama

About the Author

GERRY REDDY is a Director of Intersocial Consulting. He has managed and advised on land access, resettlement and urban development projects in a variety of locations, including Africa, Eastern Europe and Asia for over 20 years. MICHAEL STEYN is a Director at Intersocial Consulting. He has planned, implemented, managed, carried out due diligence on, reviewed and monitored land access and resettlement and other projects in over 20 countries in Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia. EDDIE SMYTH is a Director of Intersocial Consulting. He has over 20 years of experience working in the environmental and social fields in over 15 countries. The first 6 years of his career focused on wildlife conservation and environmentally-friendly farming in Europe, followed by 5 years community development field work in Africa. He has spent the past 9 years planning, implementing and reviewing resettlement projects in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and South America.

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1783532335
• ISBN 13: 9781783532339
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 424