EXPROPRIATION OF LAND RIGHTS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF MEGA INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS.
GERT M. HENNINGSEN et all
Security of tenure is now placed at the top of the 2030 Global Agenda. This also relates to the issue of safeguarding land rights that is often at stake when implementing major infrastructure projects. There is an oppositional relation between security of tenure rights on the one hand and on the other hand a (public) request to acquire land for infrastructure projects that in the longer term will create economic value for the entire community. This is a paradox because both issues contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The paper describes the experiences implementing a Northern Europe mega infrastructure project using a participatory approach to expropriation of land rights while also paving the way for economic development.
Event: Land Governance in an Interconnected World_Annual World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty_2018
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