Improving Post-Relocation Support for People Resettled by Infrastructure Development

Lagging other components, project-induced resettlement rarely, if ever, is completed after

those resettled are compensated and replacement infrastructure handed-over. Initiating liveli

hood restoration programs may jumpstart but fall short of re-articulating dismantled local

economies. Successful resettlement requires pre- and post-relocation actions that will help

resellers and their hosts re-articulate new routine social and economic arrangements and

improve their well-being. This Special Issue examines the distinct challenges of the post

relocation phase of resettlement. During this phase, the resettlement burdens shift from the

relocation project to the resettlers, their hosts, and third parties; from individual to collective

issues; and from mitigation to development. For decades, China has experienced with a variety

of long-term, post-relocation policies, programs and methodologies. The contributors provide

a glimpse of an extensive toolkit being crafted for use in this localized context-defined phase.

Some are transferable. Others are not. Post-relocation support (PReS) adds value to improving

the likelihood of successful outcomes.

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• Humanitarian
• Human Rights
• Dams
• humanitarian entrepreneur