Abstract
This paper reports on an investigation of relocation behavior in households affected by development-induced involuntary resettlement (Road Network Improvement and Maintenance Project II, RNIMP-II) in Chittagong–Dohazari area, Bangladesh; the potential influence of resettlement on intensity of impoverishment risks related to rural and urban contexts is examined. Analysis of pre-resettlement questionnaire survey data (n = 199) revealed many affected households in rural areas intended to migrate to urban areas, and showed that potential rural–urban migrants may face intensified impoverishment risks of landlessness, homelessness, and increased morbidity compared to potential urban–urban and rural–rural resettlers. There were significant differences between potential rural-urban migrants and other groups in income levels, cash compensation amounts, evaluation of social welfare programs, and psychological status (place attachment and subjective well-being). Results suggest relocation behavior may differentiate intensity of impoverishment risks. Careful assessment and program design is essential for restoring social, economic, and psychological losses of affected people in development-induced involuntary resettlement.
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