This book explores the issue of development-induced resettlement, with a particular emphasis on the humanitarian, legal, and social aspects of this problem. Tod

Every year millions of people are displaced from their homes, livelihoods and communities due to land-based development projects. There is no limit to what can

Some ten million people worldwide are displaced or resettled every year, due to development projects, such as the construction of dams, irrigation schemes, urba

Compulsory land acquisition and involuntary displacement of communities for a larger public purpose captures the tension of development in the modern state, wit

A very first for Bangladesh, this edited book examines the complex issues of development-induced displacement and resettlement using case studies with good prac