Risks and reconstruction : experiences of resettlers and refugees / / edited by Michael M. Cernea, Christopher McDowell

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : World Bank, 2000
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: xv, 487 pages ; ; 24 cm
• Disciplina: 362.87/09172/4
• Soggetto topico: Refugees - Developing countries; Forced migration - Developing countries; Land settlement - Developing countries; Relocation (Housing) - Developing countries; Rehabilitation - Developing countries; Economic development - Social aspects
• Altri autori: CerneaMichael M McDowellChris
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 445-487).
• Nota di contenuto: Reconstructing resettlers' and refugees' livelihoods; Refugees and resettlers: theoretical considerations; Risks, safeguards, and reconstruction: a model for population displacement and resettlement; "Successful" refugee settlement: are past experiences relevant?; Land loss and land-based relocation; Risks associated with landlessness: an exploration toward socially friendly displacement and resettlement; From joblessness to re-employment; Homelessness and home reconstruction; Alebu: Eritrean refugees return and restore their livelihoods; From marginalization to re-inclusion ; From marginalization to sharing the project benefitsRegaining food security and overcoming health risks; From corn to cotton: changing indicators of food security among resettled Vasavas; Food security in refuge and return: some aspects of entitlements, markets, and modalities; Regaining and securing access to common property resources; The effects of resettlement on access to common property resources; Toward social re-articulation; Postconflict reconstruction in Azerbaijan: a user's perspective on social assessment and stakeholder consultation ; The creation of community: well- being without wealth in an urban Greek refugee localitySocial re-articulation after resettlement: observing the Beles Valley scheme in Ethiopia; Social re-articulation and community regeneration among resettled displacees; General Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: The magnitude of population displacement and its consequences have placed the issues of reconstructing the livelihoods of those displaced on the world's development agenda. Addressing these issues from a novel perspective, Risks and Reconstruction offers a comparative analysis of the two largest groups of the world's displaced populations: resettlers being uprooted by development programs and refugees fleeing military conflicts or natural calamities. The book explores the condition of being "displaced," the risks of impoverishment and social disarticulation, the rights and entitlements of those uprooted, and most importantly, how these groups can reconstruct their livelihoods. It uses a common set of concepts, derived from the impoverishment risks and reconstruction model. The world's interest in forced resettlers and refugees has considerably increased in the last two decades. There are some 30 million refugees and persons in a refugee-like situations in the world. About 10 million people around the world are displaced and resettled every year by development programs. Many governments, responding to national and international concerns, have strengthened their policies and assistance programs in this area. The purpose of Risks and Reconstruction is twofold: first, to analyze the risks faced by these populations and to disseminate problem-resolution approaches, good safeguarding practices, successful reconstruction and development experiences; second, to explore the possible synergies between refugee research and resettlement research and deepen understanding of these issues. In the book, scholars and practitioners report on new empirical research, ideas and development projects from many parts of the world, including China, India, Africa, Argentina, Colombia, Greece. Although this volume focuses on developing countries, experiences from developed countries are also discussed. Risks and Reconstruction is an invaluable reference tool for policymakers, academics, development practitioners, nongovernmental organizations, aid and refugee agencies, and anyone interested in today's international development issues.
• Titolo autorizzato: Risks and reconstruction
• ISBN: 1-280-08814-1; 9786610088140; 0-585-32407-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910965127803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: World Bank e-Library.