| Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 303 pages, 7 unnumbered leaves of plates) : color maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-298) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Regional characteristics and development projects -- Trends in land acquisition and families affected -- Water resource projects -- Industrial projects -- Other projects -- Deprival by developmental projects -- Resettlement, rehabilitation and monetary compensation -- Background of the displaced and deprived respondents -- The process of displacement -- Consequences and impact on people -- Development-induced displacement : policy issues. |
| Summary |
This book is a first-ever detailed analysis of the land acquired for development. projects and their impact on the displaced and project-affected people of Gujarat, . from 1947 to 2004. It begins with a debate on the meaning of the term?development?. and focuses on displacement, marginalisation and impoverishment as direct consequences. of admittedly debatable methods of progress adopted in Gujarat in the name of. development. The book presents a comprehensive account of land acquired for water resources, . industries, mines, HRD, transportation/communication, and urban development. projects an. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Land use -- India -- Gujarat.
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Land use. |
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India -- Gujarat. |
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Internally displaced persons -- India -- Gujarat.
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Internally displaced persons. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Kumar, Shashikant.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lobo, Lancy, S.J. Land acquisition, displacement and resettlement in Gujarat. New Delhi, India : Sage Publications India ; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 2009 9788178299389 (DLC) 2009003941 (OCoLC)294887577 |
| ISBN |
9788132101437 (electronic book) |
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813210143X (electronic book) |
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9788178299389 (hard back) |
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