Dispute prevention through community engagement in infrastructure development in the Asia Pacific Shahla F. Ali

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ali, Shahla F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development projects.

Economic development.

Political participation.

Pacific Area.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"This book explores the emerging development of community-investor dispute prevention and facilitation mechanisms employed by multilateral and national development banks in the Asia Pacific region. In the decades since the development of the first accountability mechanisms were introduced, much has been learned about public consultation, community engagement and dispute prevention during the early stages of major infrastructure development programs. Drawing on case studies, project statistics and survey data, this book explores the achievements, challenges and lessons learned in community-investor dispute prevention and resolution in infrastructure projects in 12 states in the Asia Pacific region. Given the widescale impact of such projects, understanding how to advance consultation practices with local communities is necessary to realize the benefits of sustainable growth. This book allows readers to understand that localized decision-making channels, far from aggregating disputes, conversely provide a conduit to incorporate joint aspirations into project design such that disputes are avoided"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Introduction : is an ounce of prevention worth a pound of cure? assessing the development of dispute prevention mechanisms in infrastructure financing

Emerging global principles of community engagement in infrastructure projects

Dispute mitigation in global multilateral development banks

Practitioners’ insights into the efficacy of mitigation measures

Discretionary pre-project community engagement cases in the Asia Pacific

Mandated pre-project community engagement cases in the Asia Pacific

Dispute prevention and resolution regimes in the Belt and Road Initiative and beyond in the context of sustainable development goals

Conclusions and policy recommendations

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed July 1, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Ali, Shahla F. Dispute prevention through community engagement in infrastructure development in the Asia Pacific

ISBN:

9781009497688

1009497685

OCLC:

1594763067

Access Restriction:

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