A Review of Resettlement Management Experience in China Hydropower Projects : Identifying Key Lessons Learned

In China, as elsewhere, hydropower presents development practitioners with a dilemma. Hydropower holds the promise of relatively cheap, clean, and sustainable electrical power generation; and yet, it can also generate significant and complex enviro...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	HYDROPOWER RESETTLEMENT LAND ACQUISITION POPULATION DISPLACEMENT COMPENSATION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/210541593565161978/A-Review-of-Resettlement-Management-Experience-in-China-Hydropower-Projects-Identifying-Key-Lessons-Learned http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34166

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spelling	okr-10986-341662021-05-25T09:57:31Z A Review of Resettlement Management Experience in China Hydropower Projects : Identifying Key Lessons Learned World Bank HYDROPOWER RESETTLEMENT LAND ACQUISITION POPULATION DISPLACEMENT COMPENSATION In China, as elsewhere, hydropower presents development practitioners with a dilemma. Hydropower holds the promise of relatively cheap, clean, and sustainable electrical power generation; and yet, it can also generate significant and complex environmental and social problems. A major challenge is striking a balance between potential development benefits and development-induced harms. This review summarizes the China hydropower resettlement experience as assessed by Chinese resettlement practitioners for the purpose of identifying lessons that may be applicable elsewhere. Of course, the China hydropower context includes unique or unusual aspects, and others would need to adapt China’s lessons to their own country or sector conditions. Nevertheless, for policymakers and practitioners interested in strengthening the efficiency and effectiveness of resettlement performance, at either the sectoral or single-project level, this review identifies practical steps they may find ready for consideration or use. 2020-07-22T21:35:39Z 2020-07-22T21:35:39Z 2019-10-17 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/210541593565161978/A-Review-of-Resettlement-Management-Experience-in-China-Hydropower-Projects-Identifying-Key-Lessons-Learned http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34166 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Social Analysis East Asia and Pacific China
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description	In China, as elsewhere, hydropower presents development practitioners with a dilemma. Hydropower holds the promise of relatively cheap, clean, and sustainable electrical power generation; and yet, it can also generate significant and complex environmental and social problems. A major challenge is striking a balance between potential development benefits and development-induced harms. This review summarizes the China hydropower resettlement experience as assessed by Chinese resettlement practitioners for the purpose of identifying lessons that may be applicable elsewhere. Of course, the China hydropower context includes unique or unusual aspects, and others would need to adapt China’s lessons to their own country or sector conditions. Nevertheless, for policymakers and practitioners interested in strengthening the efficiency and effectiveness of resettlement performance, at either the sectoral or single-project level, this review identifies practical steps they may find ready for consideration or use.
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title	A Review of Resettlement Management Experience in China Hydropower Projects : Identifying Key Lessons Learned
title_short	A Review of Resettlement Management Experience in China Hydropower Projects : Identifying Key Lessons Learned
title_full	A Review of Resettlement Management Experience in China Hydropower Projects : Identifying Key Lessons Learned
title_fullStr	A Review of Resettlement Management Experience in China Hydropower Projects : Identifying Key Lessons Learned
title_full_unstemmed	A Review of Resettlement Management Experience in China Hydropower Projects : Identifying Key Lessons Learned
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A Review of Resettlement Management Experience in China Hydropower Projects : Identifying Key Lessons Learned

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