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Human impacts and urbanization effects of land acquisitions in India Nadine Walicki, IDMC LANDac Conference, 1 July 2016
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Page 1: Human impacts and urbanization effects of land ... · Human impacts and urbanization effects of land acquisitions in India Nadine Walicki, IDMC . LANDac Conference, 1 July 2016. Displacement

Human impacts and urbanization effects of

land acquisitions in India

Nadine Walicki, IDMC LANDac Conference, 1 July 2016

Page 2: Human impacts and urbanization effects of land ... · Human impacts and urbanization effects of land acquisitions in India Nadine Walicki, IDMC . LANDac Conference, 1 July 2016. Displacement
Page 3: Human impacts and urbanization effects of land ... · Human impacts and urbanization effects of land acquisitions in India Nadine Walicki, IDMC . LANDac Conference, 1 July 2016. Displacement

Displacement within urban areas Landscape • Urban poor displaced to

periphery • Inadequate housing despite

empty new dwellings • Diverted land not used Livelihoods • Long and expensive

commutes • Debt for land and housing

Page 4: Human impacts and urbanization effects of land ... · Human impacts and urbanization effects of land acquisitions in India Nadine Walicki, IDMC . LANDac Conference, 1 July 2016. Displacement

Displacement within peri-urban areas Landscape • Installation of urban

infrastructure • International investment Livelihoods • Jobs maintained when displaced

short distance • Loss and change of livelihoods • Food insecurity

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Displacement within rural areas Landscape • Environmental pollution • Indigenous burial grounds

become part of mine grounds Livelihoods • Farmers now selling leaves,

rice beer and firewood • Loss of land increases food

insecurity • Dam reservoir turns into fish

farm cooperative

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Trends • Land acquisition increases poverty and

marginalisation • Community power struggles are part of

landscape • Government and private sector indifference to

adverse impacts of land acquisition

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Policy implications

• People displaced for sustainable development projects should be priority beneficiaries

• Data on people displaced for development projects required to ‘leave no one behind’

• Laws and policies on displacement, resettlement, rehabilitation need implementation


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