Involuntary Resettlement Sourcebook : Planning and Implementation in Development Projects

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- Section 1: Policy Issues in Involuntary Resettlement -- 1. Scope of OP 4.12 -- Scope of OP 4.12 -- Land Acquisition and Restriction of Access to Conservation Areas -- Coverage of the Terms "Resettlement" and "Displaced Persons" -- The Policy Objective of Minimizing Land Acquisition and Resettlement -- When OP 4.12 Becomes Effective and When It Remains in Force -- Initial Applicability -- Project Closing -- Linkages between Bank and Other Donor or National Projects -- When OP 4.12 Does Not Apply -- Structural Adjustment Loans -- Natural Disasters, War, or Civil Strife -- Indirect Economic Impacts -- Adverse Environmental and Other Socioeconomic Impacts -- National or Regional Resource Management Programs -- Open-Market Purchase of Project Land -- Voluntary Resettlement -- Notes -- 2. Resettlement Instruments and Disclosure -- Resettlement Plan -- Policy Framework -- Process Framework -- Preparation and Implementation of Specific Components of the Project -- Selection of Criteria for Determining Eligibility for Assistance -- Identification of Measures to Improve or Restore Livelihoods and Living Standards -- Resolution of Potential Conflicts or Grievances -- Administrative and Legal Procedures -- Monitoring Arrangements -- Disclosure -- 3. Eligibility Criteria and Units of Entitlement -- Eligibility Criteria: Land Tenure and Severity of Impact -- Land Tenure -- Severity of Impact -- Open Access and Other Property -- Open Access or Common Property -- Residences -- Businesses -- Temporary Permits -- Temporary Involuntary Acquisition -- Appropriate Unit of Entitlement -- 4. Compensation and Income Restoration -- Calculation and Application of Replacement Cost -- General Principles -- Replacement Cost for Land -- Replacement Cost for Houses and Other Structures.