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DOI	10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2018.03.008
	Political economy of planned relocation: A model of action and inaction in government responses
	Mortreux C.; Safra de Campos R.; Adger W.N.; Ghosh T.; Das S.; Adams H.; Hazra S.
发表日期	2018
ISSN	0959-3780
起始页码	123
结束页码	132
卷号	50
英文摘要	Planned relocation has been shown to have significant impacts on the livelihoods and wellbeing of people and communities, whether the resettlement process is inclusive or coercive. For states, planned relocation represents risks to those communities but also to government investments and political legitimacy. Evaluations of relocations commonly focus on the risks and benefits of government interventions while overlooking the consequences of not intervening. Here we develop a conceptual framework to examine the factors that influence government decision-making about whether or not to undertake planned relocation of populations in the context of environmental change. The study examines planned relocation decisions and non-decisions by government agencies in West Bengal in India for communities seeking relocation due to coastal flooding. It focuses on three localities facing river erosion losing significant land areas in small islands and communities where populations recognize the need for public intervention, but where there has been a diversity of responses from the state authorities. Data are derived from interviews with key respondents involved in planning and implementing relocation and with residents affected by those government decisions (n = 26). These data show that government action is explained by a combination of risk aversion within political systems to avoid perceived negative consequences, and a lack of government accountability. The empirical cases demonstrate the uneven application of action and inaction and the consequent uneven distribution of potential outcomes on populations. The study suggests that while there may be a growing demand for planned relocation in places affected by environmental change, its implementation is likely to be uneven, with profound socioeconomic implications for those living in such localities. © 2018 The Authors
英文关键词	Climate change; India; Migration; Planned relocation; Political economy; Power; Resettlement
学科领域	climate change; conceptual framework; decision making; environmental change; flooding; government; migration; political economy; relocation; India; West Bengal
语种	英语
scopus关键词	climate change; conceptual framework; decision making; environmental change; flooding; government; migration; political economy; relocation; India; West Bengal
来源期刊	Global Environmental change
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/117129
作者单位	Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom; School of Oceanographic Studies, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India; Department of Geography, King's College London, United Kingdom
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Mortreux C.,Safra de Campos R.,Adger W.N.,et al. Political economy of planned relocation: A model of action and inaction in government responses[J],2018,50.
APA	Mortreux C..,Safra de Campos R..,Adger W.N..,Ghosh T..,Das S..,...&Hazra S..(2018).Political economy of planned relocation: A model of action and inaction in government responses.Global Environmental change,50.
MLA	Mortreux C.,et al."Political economy of planned relocation: A model of action and inaction in government responses".Global Environmental change 50(2018).