International Conference on Resettlement and Rehabilitation (ICRAR)

Oraganized by Xavier Institute of Management - Bhubaneswar, XLRI School of Business and Human Resources - Jamshedpur and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai

Date of Conference: 10th - 12th April 2012
Abstract Submission deadline : 29th Dec 2011
Full Paper Submission deadline : 23rd Feb 2012
Receipt of Registration Fee : 8th March 2012

Theme 1: Theoretical Perspectives, Legal & Policy Issues on Development-Induced Displacement and Rehabilitation

Theme 2: Critical issues in Land Acquisition and Involuntary Displacement

Theme 3: The Economics, Financing, and Planning for R&R

Theme 4: Management of Impoverishment Risks due to Displacement in Urban Areas

• Issues and Gaps pertaining to Land Acquisition Act and other related Acts
• Issues and Gaps pertaining to Translation of R&R Policies into Practice
• Scope for Strengthening Institutional Mechanism and Regulatory Framework for Land Acquisition and R&R

• Challenges and issues in land acquisition faced by the administration and project proponents
• Approaches to valuation and compensation for acquisition of assets
• Critical issues in displacement of indigenous population
• Gender Issues in Displacement, Resettlement and rehabilitation
• Community Resistance: Reasons and Feasible Solutions

• The Economic and Financial Analysis of Resettlement Action Plans
• Countering the Impoverishment Risks for an Effective Resettlement & Rehabilitation of Affected Populations
• Benefit-sharing in Resettlement & Rehabilitation
• Appropriate Strategies for Restructuring the Livelihoods of displaced and affected families

• Measuring and mitigating Impoverishment Risks due to land acquisition in Urban Areas
• Addressing Issues for Habitation & Livelihood Restoration for the population affected by Urban Projects
• Administrative challenges faced by the Urban Local Bodies due to displacement of people in Urban Locales

Contact for further queries:
Ms. Reena Ravichander
Xavier Institute of Management
Xavier Square, Bhubaneswar-751013, Odisha, India
Phone: +91-674-3983811 (D), 3012345 (30 lines)
Mobile: +91-9437010686
Fax: +91-674- 2300995
Email: icrar@ximb.ac.in
Website: http://icrar2012.ximb.ac.in/home

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