Addressing the Livelihood of Non-Resettlers in Dam-Induced “Detached” Areas: The Case of the Shichikashuku Dam

Q3 Social Sciences Journal of Comparative Asian Development Pub Date : 2019-02-28 DOI:10.5296/JAD.V5I1.14423
M. Nakayama, R. Fujikura
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Most dam construction projects inevitably lead to the creation of involuntary resettlers due to inundation of their lands and houses by reservoirs. How resettlers should be dealt with or “compensated” has long been discussed. The report published by the World Dam Commission was one of the major milestones on this issue. However, attention should also be given to the fact that non-resettlers who are obliged to stay in the project area after completion of a dam also suffer from dam construction. Even though their assets are not submerged, if their land is “detached” from the downstream area by a reservoir, they tend to become worse off socially and even financially. Improvement of infrastructure, in particular having roads to the downstream area, is essential to minimize the impacts on those who are “detached.” Compensating for the lost assets of the resettlers alone may not be sufficient to prevent the people in the project area of a dam construction from becoming worse off.
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解决大坝引发的“分离”地区非移民的生计问题:以七kashuku大坝为例
由于水库淹没了土地和房屋,大多数大坝建设项目不可避免地导致了非自愿移民的产生。如何处理或“补偿”这些重新安置的人已经讨论了很长时间。世界水坝委员会发表的报告是这个问题上的一个重要里程碑。但是,也应该注意到,大坝建成后被迫留在项目区的非移民也受到大坝建设的影响。即使他们的资产没有被淹没,如果他们的土地被水库与下游地区“隔离”,他们的社会甚至经济状况往往会变得更糟。改善基础设施,特别是修建通往下游地区的道路,对于最大限度地减少对那些“离乡背井”的人的影响至关重要。仅仅补偿移民的财产损失,可能不足以防止大坝建设项目区人民的生活恶化。
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Journal of Comparative Asian Development
Journal of Comparative Asian Development Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Comparative Asian Development (JCAD) aims to offer the most up-to-date research, analyses, and findings on the many aspects of social, economic, and political development in contemporary Asia conducted by scholars and experts from Asia and around the world.
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