Land Acquisition and Involuntary Resettlement: Good Practice Handbook

This expansive guide from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) can help you to implement resettlement and livelihood restoration processes in a wide range of land acquisition circumstances. It explains the risks inherent in involuntary resettlement and the opportunities it can provide to improve the living conditions and livelihoods of those affected. It also outlines a framework and methodology for planning, conducting socioeconomic studies for, designing, implementing, and monitoring the entire resettlement and livelihood-restoration process to achieve positive, long-term sustainable outcomes.