Land Access and Resettlement: A Guide to Best Practice - Couverture rigide

This book is an up-to-date, accessible and practical guide on how to optimally plan for, implement and review land access and resettlement. It provides step-by-step information on how to avoid pitfalls, ensure that best practice is being employed and the correct standards are being applied. With useful real-life examples of when projects have gone well and when they hven't, the book is based on the main lessons that have been learned on-the-ground over the past decade. Natural resource projects can have considerable impacts on local communities, chiefly due to the need to acquire large areas of land. When projects are located in developing and middle income economies, the impacts are most keenly felt, as it often requires displacement of large rural populations, with predominately land-based livelihoods. The authors have planned, implemented and reviewed over 50 land access and resettlement projects in over 30 countries internationally, and conducted benchmarking exercises on a further 60 projects. This experience provides the basis for the book. The book guides the reader through the different stages of preparing for a land resettlement project. Land Access and Resettlement is a key social risk for the natural resources sector, particularly the mining and oil & gas industries, who are operating in a context of increased awareness and regulation regarding the potential social impacts of their activities. At the same time, companies increasingly appreciate the business case for 'getting social right'. This book provides a practical road map to corporate leaders, project managers, practitioners, academia, government and civil society for practically planning and implementing successful land access and resettlement, and creating win-win outcomes for companies and communities. Table of Contents Preface & Acknowledgements Introduction (inc. Why this book; who is it for) The Business Case for Getting Social Right Key Concepts and Issues Best Practice and Institutional & Legal Frameworks Organization, Budgeting and Scheduling Project Impacts & Minimizing Displacement Stakeholder Engagement Baseline Data Collection Data Management & Analysis The Negotiation Process Compensation Framework Resettlement Packages Resettlement Planning & Implementation Livelihoods Restoration Vulnerable Persons Cultural Heritage Monitoring & Evaluation Land Management Community Investment Closing Thoughts Key Resources & About Intersocial

While there is a number of guidelines for the development of resettlement action plans, this book provides practical considerations and tools to assist project teams involved in resettlement action plan implementation. This is supported by the use of real life examples of good practice and challenges encountered during implementation --Jan Grobler, Principle Technical Expert for Land Acquisition and Resettlement, Royal Dutch Shell

This book is a must read for everyone in resource development. It provides the business case for relocation, provides common sense advice, and debunks the myths associated with developing robust social plans --Ross Gallinger, former Executive Director of PDAC and CSR Professional

This book is clearly written by practitioners. The project examples, tools, templates and frameworks could not be shaped other than through years of experience. The book firmly establishes land access and resettlement as a discipline that involves a comprehensive set of activities. It should end the discussion with those who still think that resettlement is just about building new houses. Many thanks for this fantastic contribution! --Luc Zandvliet, Author of Getting it Right: Making Corporate Community Relations Work