Yeboah, AS, Baah-Ennumh, TY and Okumah, M orcid.org/0000-0002-2937-8467 (2022) Understanding the economic, socio-cultural, and environmental impacts of resettlement projects. African Geographical Review, 41 (1). pp. 71-92. ISSN 1937-6812
Abstract
Studies from the Global South on resettlement have focused on compensatory issues, with a little emphasis on socio-cultural, economic, and environmental impacts. The present study therefore focused on exploring the socio-cultural, economic, and environmental impacts of the Bui-Dam project in five resettled communities in Ghana. We used mixed methods to analyse household and qualitative in-depth interviews with institutions. We found that while resettlement projects offer positive benefits, they also yield negative impacts on the socio-cultural, economic, and environmental aspects of the resettled population. It is therefore important that policymakers carefully review and systematically integrate these concerns into resettlement plans.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The African Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers. This is an author produced version of an article published in African Geographical Review. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Resettlement, resettlement planning framework, social change, sustainable development, sustainable livelihoods, Ghana |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 30 Nov 2020 12:07 |
Last Modified: | 12 Jul 2022 12:50 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Taylor & Francis |
Identification Number: | 10.1080/19376812.2020.1850299 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:168434 |