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1. Introduction / by Jayantha Perera -- 2. Negotiating impoverishment risks through informal social structures and practices / by Tulsi C. Bisht -- 3. Displacement through limiting access to forests / by Jayantha Perera -- 4. Living displaces / by Razaak M. Ghani -- 5. Resettlement planning and pre-displacement impoverishment / by Jayantha Perera -- 6. Why compensation is not enough to make resettlement a development opportunity? / by Chiara Mariotti -- 7. Reconstructing and improving livelihoods among the urban displaced / by Dolores Koenig -- 8. Income restoration and livelihood development / by Amarasena Gamaathige -- 9. Compensation, replacement cost, and post-resettlement impoverishment / by Biswanath Debnath -- 10. Development-induce displacement and resettlement / by Hari Mohan Mathur

The gradual shift of the 'state-centric' land acquisition approach towards a 'person-centric' development framework highlights the state's role in ensuring that the affected non-poor would not become poor and the affected poor would not become poorer as a result of a development intervention. In this regard: (a) paying replacement cost as compensation for acquired land and structures, (b) assisting the physically displaced to relocate and (c) implementing a well-planned and financed programme to restore and improve their incomes and livelihoods are considered as key best international practices. This article focuses on the performance of the income restoration programme of the Southern Transport Development Project (STDP), a mega infrastructure development project in Sri Lanka, in the context of the payment of replacement cost of acquired property and relocation assistance. The analysis demonstrates that a flexible resettlement implementation plan based on a comprehensive database derived from a scientifically conducted social impact assessment is a prerequisite of any development project that triggers land acquisition and resettlement. Adequate budget and committed resettlement personnel are needed to implement it. Affected persons' aspirations, views and suggestions should be part of resettlement planning and implementation.

Role played by Sinhalese and Tamil political leaders in creating and institutionalizing ethnic conflicts, 1930s-1980s.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- About the Authors -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Involuntary Resettlement Safeguard Policies -- Objectives and Scope -- Southern Transport Development Project -- Methodology -- Structure of the Book -- Chapter 1 Key Milestones in Project Planning and Implementation -- The Genesis of the Project: Local Planning Initiatives -- Planning of the Project: ADB Planning Initiatives -- Project Feasibility Study -- Regional Social and Economic Impact Study -- Social and Environmental Impact Assessments -- The Resettlement Plan -- The Resettlement Implementation Plan 1 -- The Resettlement Implementation Plan 2 -- Project Approval -- Project Implementation -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Socio-Legal Background of the Project -- Socioeconomic and Poverty Dimensions -- Local Regulatory Framework for Land Acquisition and Resettlement -- Land Acquisition Act No. 9 of 1950 -- National Environmental Act (1980) and the Amendments of 1988 -- The National Involuntary Resettlement Policy -- The Land Acquisition and Resettlement Committee -- International Best Practices and Resettlement Planning -- Shifting Alignment of the Expressway and Public Litigation -- Accountability Mechanism: Watchdog of Best Practices -- Recent Developments beyond the Southern Transport Development Project -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Best Practices in Resettlement Planning and Implementation -- Part 1: Best Practices in Resettlement Planning -- Learn from Previous Projects -- Conduct a Comprehensive Social Impact Assessment -- Prepare an Involuntary Resettlement Framework -- Update the Resettlement Plan after Project Approval -- One Resettlement Implementation Plan for the Project -- Long-Term Review and Assistance in Implementing the Resettlement Implementation Plan -- Project-Specific Compensation Package.