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p. 3 of 79 BACK | NEXT Foreword Abbreviations Glossary 1. Introduction 2. The Resettlement Plan in the Project Cycle 3. Resettlement: Key Planning Concepts 4. Consultation and Participation 5. Socioeconomic Information 6. Relocation 7. Income Restoration 8. Institutional Framework 9. Monitoring and Evaluation Selected Reading List Appendix 1: The Bank's Policy on Involuntary Resettlement Appendix 2: Sample Terms of Reference for Full Resettlement Plan Appendix 3: Resettlement Policies in Selected DMCs Appendix 4: Resettlement Monitoring: Sample Formats for Monthly Progress Reports

Handbook on Resettlement: A Guide to Good Practice

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Glossary

Affected person (or household) People (households) affected by project-related changes in use of land, water or other natural resources

Compensation Money or payment in kind to which the people affected are entitled in order to replace the lost asset, resource or income

Expropriation Government's action in taking or modifying property rights in the exercise of sovereignty

Eminent domain Regulatory measure by government to obtain land

Entitlement Range of measures comprising compensation, income restoration, transfer assistance, income substitution, and relocation which are due to affected people, depending on the nature of their losses, to restore their economic and social base

Host population Community residing in or near the area to which affected people are to be relocated

Income restoration Reestablishing income sources and livelihoods of people affected

Involuntary resettlement Development project results in unavoidable resettlement losses, that people affected have no option but to rebuild their lives, incomes and asset bases elsewhere

Relocation Rebuilding housing, assets, including productive land, and public infrastructure in another location

Rehabilitation Re-establishing incomes, livelihoods, living, and social systems

Replacement rates Cost of replacing lost assets and incomes, including cost of transactions

Resettlement effect Loss of physical and non-physical assets, including homes, communities, productive land, income-earning assets and sources, subsistence, resources, cultural sites, social structures, networks and ties, cultural identity, and mutual help mechanisms

Resettlement plan A time-bound action plan with budget setting out resettlement strategy, objectives, entitlement, actions, responsibilities, monitoring and evaluation

Social preparation Process of consultation with affected people undertaken before key resettlement decisions are made, to build their capacity to deal with resettlement

Usufruct The right to use and profit from land belonging to others or to a larger entity, e.g., to a tribe, community or collective

Vulnerable groups Distinct groups of people who might suffer disproportionately from resettlement effects

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