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Accepted Paper:
Unjust Displacements: A case study of Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project in Lahore, Pakistan
Imran Ali Sultan
(The Urban Unit (Govt. of the Punjab) and LSE Cities, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK)
Paper short abstract:
In Pakistan, Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project in the city of Lahore is leading to unjust and unsustainable displacements. This proposal attempts to unmask the power struggles and levels of involvement influenced / faced by various stakeholders.
Paper long abstract:
The paper explores land acquisition challenges in Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project initiated by the Provincial Government of Punjab (Pakistan). Under that project, new city is being established adjacent to capital and historical city of Lahore currently having population of 12 million. As conceived, new city will stretch 46 km on both sides of nearby River Ravi. It is an ambitious project as Pakistan has experienced only once in 1960s by developing country's capital Islamabad from scratch. New institution Ravi Urban Development Authority [RUDA] has been established to spearhead its conceptualization, feasibility, designing and development. Project has been cascaded in three phases: Phase 1 project area consists of 181 sq. km, Phase 2 stretches over 76 sq. km, and Phase 3 expands over 123 sq. km; however this study is limited to land acquisition process and displacements in Phase-1 only due to time and resource constraints.
The proposal is based on the case study of Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project built upon qualitative research methodology. Primary data includes in-depth interviews with RUDA’s leadership, relevant stakeholders and displaced citizens (farmers, shopkeepers, residents). In secondary data; examined design briefs, strategic plans, and newspapers items highlighting displacement and socio-economic issues of project. In order to decipher the critical role of political networks, Duncan Green’s proposed mapping technique based upon power and involvement dimensions and categorizations under players, subjects, context setters and crowd has been adopted. Findings identify threats to displacements, food, water security and right to life – hence, unjust and unsustainable outcomes.
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Accepted Paper:
Imran Ali Sultan (The Urban Unit (Govt. of the Punjab) and LSE Cities, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK)
Paper short abstract:
Paper long abstract:
The paper explores land acquisition challenges in Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project initiated by the Provincial Government of Punjab (Pakistan). Under that project, new city is being established adjacent to capital and historical city of Lahore currently having population of 12 million. As conceived, new city will stretch 46 km on both sides of nearby River Ravi. It is an ambitious project as Pakistan has experienced only once in 1960s by developing country's capital Islamabad from scratch. New institution Ravi Urban Development Authority [RUDA] has been established to spearhead its conceptualization, feasibility, designing and development. Project has been cascaded in three phases: Phase 1 project area consists of 181 sq. km, Phase 2 stretches over 76 sq. km, and Phase 3 expands over 123 sq. km; however this study is limited to land acquisition process and displacements in Phase-1 only due to time and resource constraints.
The proposal is based on the case study of Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project built upon qualitative research methodology. Primary data includes in-depth interviews with RUDA’s leadership, relevant stakeholders and displaced citizens (farmers, shopkeepers, residents). In secondary data; examined design briefs, strategic plans, and newspapers items highlighting displacement and socio-economic issues of project. In order to decipher the critical role of political networks, Duncan Green’s proposed mapping technique based upon power and involvement dimensions and categorizations under players, subjects, context setters and crowd has been adopted. Findings identify threats to displacements, food, water security and right to life – hence, unjust and unsustainable outcomes.
The role of formal and informal political networks in the context of Development-Induced Displacement in urban areas and its impact on sustainable futures.
Session 1 Friday 8 July, 2022, -