When Do Development Projects Enhance Community Well-Being?

Woolcock, Michael

doi:10.1007/s42413-019-00031-z

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“…Public participation (sometimes known as public involvement or engagement) is mandated in some agency-led land use planning by many federal laws, but this cannot guarantee environmental justice without concerted efforts to ensure that participation is anti-racist and meaningful [ 45 ]. As Woolcock [ 46 ] notes, “Many development agencies and governments now seek to engage directly with local communities, whether as a means to the realization of more familiar goals (infrastructure, healthcare, education) or as an end in itself (promoting greater inclusion, participation, well-being).” Yet, the latter is often at odds with economic forces and project timelines in which developers have different end goals than local community residents and businesses [ 46 ]. Integrated into community benefits agreements or ordinances, HIAs may be tools for agency staff to engage and identify community concerns, in a way that puts the most heavily impacted community at the center of complex infrastructure decisions to better understand vulnerability and impacts, as well as potential remedies.…”

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Mobilizing for Community Benefits to Assess Health and Promote Environmental Justice near the Gordie Howe International Bridge

Sampson

Sagovac²,

Schulz

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Transportation infrastructure decisions contribute to social, economic, and health inequities in the U.S. Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) may improve understanding of potential strategies to mitigate adverse effects on quality of life from planned developments. We use the Gordie Howe International Bridge (GHIB), currently under construction in southwest Detroit, MI, as a case study to examine 15 years of community mobilization, which resulted in community benefits that included an HIA. We describe community engagement processes, household survey methods, and select findings of the baseline HIA, with a focus on their application to inform recommendations to promote quality of life. Baseline HIA results indicated significantly higher self-reported asthma rates among children living within 500 feet of trucking routes. Residents reported substantial economic (e.g., decreased home values), health (e.g., adverse outcomes, lack of health care access), and environmental (e.g., air pollution) concerns related to the GHIB. We discuss specific recommendations, based on HIA results, to reduce adverse impacts of the GHIB. These recommendations will inform ongoing community benefits negotiations. This case study provides lessons for community, academic, and government partners conducting HIAs, especially during building and operation of major infrastructure, and discusses their potential role in improving community engagement opportunities towards environmental justice.

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Mobilizing for Community Benefits to Assess Health and Promote Environmental Justice near the Gordie Howe International Bridge

Sampson

Sagovac²,

Schulz

et al. 2020

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“…(See, for details, Berggren and Nilsson 2016). These effects are dampened when societies invest in institutional infrastructure (Arampatzi et al 2019;Woolcock 2019).…”

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Quality of Institutions and Transmission of Social Traits: The Case of Tolerance

Majeed

2019

Int. Journal of Com. WB

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Tolerance-willingness to accept others' feelings and beliefs-who are different from usis one of the important humankind virtues. It is a valuable asset for the young generation. Tolerance equips the children with the potential to bear diversity, interact with others who are different and to get chances of success in this integrated world. This study investigates whether the quality of institutions plays any role to induce parents' willingness to teach and instill tolerance in their children. To study this relationship, we used a survey measure of tolerance from World Value Survey (WVS) for a sample of 57 countries over the period 1984-2014. The empirical results show that overall quality of institutions strengthens parents' willingness to instill tolerance in their children. In a comparative analysis, institutional measures control of corruption and democratic accountability are more conducive for parents' willingness to teach tolerance to their kids. These findings remain robust to various robustness checks. JEL Classifications C33 . D73 . K42Recently, economists have begun to pay attention to institutional and cultural roots of economics. They are not only considering their separate effects on various socioeconomic outcomes, but also observing how they interact with each other (Alesina and Giuliano 2013). The literature shows that market oriented institutions and policies affect people's way of thinking of others and cultural attitudes (Bowles 1998;Weiss 2003;Mayda and Rodrik 2005;Berggren and Nilsson 2013).

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“…Women's empowerment spans goals that cover key areas critical to their progress and well-being as well as society as a whole (Woolcock, 2019). The main focus is gender equality, ensuring women have the same rights as men in various aspects of life, from education to employment to important decision making (Razavi, 2016).…”

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Filtering Patriarchal Culture: The Path to Equality and Change

Alfiyani

2023

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The study illustrates women's struggles in achieving political participation in Yogyakarta, a region still deeply rooted in a strong patriarchal culture. It is clear that society's assumption that politics is exclusive to men, coupled with women's lack of political knowledge, poses a significant obstacle to women's involvement in politics. Although the government mandate emphasizes the need for women's representation in politics, the level of women's participation in Yogyakarta's political institutions remains low, especially regarding the decision-making process. The focus of this research is on the role played by Kinasih Women's Solidarity (SP) in helping women in DIY to overcome patriarchal barriers and increase their involvement in politics. Through various empowerment programs and political education initiatives, SP Kinasih supports women in understanding the intricacies of politics and strengthening their ability in political decision-making. However, these efforts often met resistance from local religious and community leaders. A case study of a woman named Ulil, despite not successfully securing a legislative position, managed to influence women's political perspectives by advocating for women's viewpoints in candidate selection. This study concludes the importance of increasing women's capacity through empowerment programs to represent women's interests in political decision-making and overcome the patriarchal culture that still exists in Yogyakarta's political structure.

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When Do Development Projects Enhance Community Well-Being?

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

Mobilizing for Community Benefits to Assess Health and Promote Environmental Justice near the Gordie Howe International Bridge

Mobilizing for Community Benefits to Assess Health and Promote Environmental Justice near the Gordie Howe International Bridge

Quality of Institutions and Transmission of Social Traits: The Case of Tolerance

Filtering Patriarchal Culture: The Path to Equality and Change

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