Domicide : the global destruction of home / J. Douglas Porteous & Sandra E. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porteous, J. Douglas (John Douglas), 1943-

Contributor:

Smith, Sandra Eileen, 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Forced migration.

Relocation (Housing).

Home.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (296 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Their eyes see rubble, former exiles see home" Globe and Mail, 23 June 2000 Douglas Porteous and Sandra Smith begin their analysis by examining just how important home is to human life and community. Using a multitude of case studies of displacement, they derive a theoretical framework that addresses the methods, effects of, and motives for domicide. Two case studies of resettlement resulting from hydro-electric power development in British Columbia are used to test this framework. Porteous and Smith assess the implications of loss of home, evaluate current efforts at mitigation, suggest better policies to alleviate the suffering of the dispossessed, and - as a last resort - urge resistance against unacceptable projects.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introducing Domicide

Home

Extreme Domicide

Everyday Domicide

Drowning Home

The Nature of Domicide

Ending Domicide?

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references: p. [243]-277.

ISBN:

1-282-85962-5

9786612859625

0-7735-6961-8

OCLC:

180773118