Human Rights Discourse on Dams, Displacement and Resettlement
Namita Gupta
May 2023 · Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Since the 1990s, development-induced displacement has emerged as a major human rights concern. At the heart of this debate lie the issues of equity, governance, justice and power. There are many examples of dam-induced displacement and resettlement being mismanaged and thus leading to enormous social and environmental costs. The developing impasse necessitated fresh insights into the lives of affected people, and a review of assumptions, questions and options in social engineering, a challenge that was taken up in sociological and anthropological research. This book is an endeavour to fill this gap by providing a comprehensive outlook on the human rights issues involved in development induced displacement.
This book is a sincere effort to provide a critical analysis of the environmental, social and economic impacts of development projects. It further calls for a serious deliberation on the human rights aspects of development induced displacement.
About the author
Dr Namita Gupta is a Professor in the Centre for Human Rights and Duties, Panjab University, Chandigarh (India). She holds an MA and an MPhil in public administration, as well as an MA in human rights and duties. Her research in the field of human rights is well acknowledged and has taken her to various countries. She has authored Environmental Administration in India: Issues and Concerns and has edited three books: Human Rights in India: Contemporary Issues and Challenges, Social Justice and Human Rights in India and Human Rights, Youth and Drugs. Besides this, she has published more than 45 research papers in national and international journals and books. She is the Vice President of the Thematic Group on Human Rights and Global Justice in the International Sociological Association and is a member of the editorial committee of the journal South Asia Research. Her areas of interest are environment and urban governance.
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