Planning for Resettled Communities
Subtitle: A Study of International Regulations in the Extractive Industries in Ghana
By: Jae Young Paek
Publisher: [publisher not identified]
Published: 2012
Place of publication: [New York, N.Y.?]
Language: eng
Description: The wealth generated by the mining sector comes at a substantial developmental cost, along with environmental damages and economic exclusion of the marginalized. This has led to new ways of thinking in which mineral wealth can be converted into sustainable development benefits for local communities. Understanding how international regulations on resettlement induced by the extractive industries are interpreted and implemented by multinational mining corporations is essential in understanding what is essential for elucidating effective balanced power dynamics and benefit sharing in mineral extraction. This study looks at how IFC guidelines are implemented while elucidating the limitations to them. The study further recommends how resettlement regulations can change in a way for more socially responsible firm behavior and benefit sharing.
Notes: Department: Urban Planning.

Thesis advisor: Smita Srinivas.

Thesis (M.S.)--Columbia University, 2012.