Proximity analysis of inefficient practices and socio-spatial negligence: Evidence,evaluations and recommendations drawn from the construction of Chotiari reservoir in Pakistan |
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Institution: | 1. Carl H. Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati, 2925 Campus Green Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45221, United States;2. Kogod School of Business, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016, United States;3. Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, 100 Fuqua Drive, Durham, NC 27708, United States |
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Abstract: | In this study, we have used qualitative data from land-use conflicts for a development-related infrastructure project based on the case of Chotiari reservoir in Pakistan. Our results primarily highlight the networks of stakeholders involved in making the decisions for this project and their opposition to the desires of the local population, leading to significant tensions and conflicts due to the superposition of land-use expectations in the project area. Through this research, we have identified the key groups of actors and their logics, links and behaviors in terms of multi-level governance (from community level to international level) and territorial governance, thus revealing the positions of stakeholders and their relative social power. We show how public authorities have disregarded international rules and laws in undertaking a development project, and caused great damage to local populations and environmental resources. This article aims to provide useful information and insights for recommendations to help prevent and resolve land-use conflicts, principally on the basis of an analysis of proximity relations. |
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Keywords: | Conflict Multi-level governance Proximity relations Superposition of uses Infrastructure Pakistan |
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